Employment-to-population ratio in Kenya
The ILO estimates that 63.7% of people aged 15 and over in Kenya were employed in 2025.
Kenya, 2025
63.7%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
43rd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Kenya over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.7% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 63.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.2%, the figure has changed by −8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Labour force participation
67.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
63.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
45.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.5%
2025 · World Bank