Labour force participation in Kenya
The ILO estimates that 67.4% of people aged 15 and over in Kenya were in the labour force in 2025.
Kenya, 2025
67.4%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
41st of 181
Labour force participation in Kenya over time
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% of working-age 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 | 67.4% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 67.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.3%, the figure has changed by −6.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Women's labour force participation
63.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
63.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
45.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.5%
2025 · World Bank