Women's labour force participation in Kenya
The ILO estimates that 63.0% of women aged 15 and over in Kenya were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018.
Kenya, 2025
63.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
28th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Kenya over time
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% of women 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 | 63.0% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 63.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 71.4%, the figure has changed by −8.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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
Employment-to-population ratio
63.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
45.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.5%
2025 · World Bank