Labor force, total, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4295 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Kenya is 0.4295 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.4351 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3708 units per person, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3708 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3724 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3741 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3759 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3779 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3799 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3818 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3837 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3855 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3876 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.391 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3946 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.398 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4011 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4041 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4067 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.409 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4107 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4123 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4138 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4155 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4176 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4202 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4233 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4269 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4309 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4351 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4265 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4174 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4077 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4073 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4136 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.418 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.422 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4258 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4295 units per person | +0.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4295 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4295 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.379 units per person | 0.3708 units per person | 0.3876 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4041 units per person | 0.391 units per person | 0.4138 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4221 units per person | 0.4077 units per person | 0.4351 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4194 units per person | 0.4073 units per person | 0.4295 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Kenya?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Kenya was 0.4295 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4351 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3708 units per person in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.