Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.192% to 69.0% in Kenya in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Kenya reached an all time high of 72.4% in 2016 and an all time low of 68.9% in 2020. When compared to Kenya's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Ethiopia amounted to 75.6%, 27.1% in Somalia, 81.1% in Tanzania and 65.6% in Uganda in 2021.
Kenya has been ranked 24th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.7% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 75.4% | 75.3% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 79.2% | 79.1% | 79.0% | 78.9% | 78.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 72.2% | 72.4% | 71.7% | 71.0% | 70.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.2% | 76.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 27.8% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 64.8% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 40.8% | 40.7% | 40.6% | 40.5% | 40.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 82.2% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.0% | 82.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.4% | 68.3% | 68.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 31.5% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 32.2% | 32.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 66.9% | 66.3% | 65.6% | 65.3% | 64.8% |
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