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Kenya Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Kenya youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.15%, a 0.08% increase from 2021.
  • Kenya youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.07%, a 1.26% decline from 2020.
  • Kenya youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 13.32%, a 0.9% increase from 2019.
  • Kenya youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.43%, a 1.64% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kenya Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 12.15% 0.08%
2021 12.07% -1.26%
2020 13.32% 0.90%
2019 12.43% 1.64%
2018 10.78% 1.66%
2017 9.13% 1.75%
2016 7.37% 0.02%
2015 7.35% 0.03%
2014 7.32% 0.07%
2013 7.25% 0.32%
2012 6.93% 0.00%
2011 6.93% -0.21%
2010 7.14% 0.00%
2009 7.14% 0.25%
2008 6.88% 0.38%
2007 6.51% -0.03%
2006 6.54% -0.14%
2005 6.68% -0.26%
2004 6.94% -0.04%
2003 6.98% -0.11%
2002 7.09% 0.14%
2001 6.95% 0.00%
2000 6.95% 0.02%
1999 6.93% 0.14%
1998 6.79% 0.10%
1997 6.69% 0.16%
1996 6.53% -0.17%
1995 6.70% -0.25%
1994 6.95% -0.01%
1993 6.95% 0.30%
1992 6.66% 0.37%
1991 6.29% 6.29%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%