Kenya Labour Force Participation Rate
1990 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Labour Force Participation Rate
- Kenya Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.4 % in Dec 2024, compared with 67.5 % in the previous year.
- Kenya Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 73.4 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 74.4 % in Dec 2016 and a record low of 67.1 % in Dec 2020.
- Kenya Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Kenya Population reached 52.4 million people in Dec 2024.
- Unemployment Rate of Kenya increased to 3.0 % in Dec 2020.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 539.6 USD in Jun 2024.
View Kenya's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2024?
Kenya Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.4 % in Dec 2024, compared with 67.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.4 2024 | 67.5 2023 | 67.1 2020 | 74.4 2016 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 64.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 61.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 67.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 58.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 72.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 79.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.6 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.5 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 64.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (%) | 62.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| China (%) | 64.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 73.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.2 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 67.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 75.6 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 67.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | May 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | 75.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 54.8 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 57.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 59.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 60.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 56.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2025 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 63.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 66.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 66.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 63.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 40.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 67.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 63.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 43.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 73.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 59.3 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 66.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 70.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 43.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 62.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 54.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 67.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 84.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 59.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 59.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 44.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 61.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 78.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 61.1 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.3 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 73.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 70.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.6 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 65.0 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 68.3 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 46.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 72.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.6 Oct 2025 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 59.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 61.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 69.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 67.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 59.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 59.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 58.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 49.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 75.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 37.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -6.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 13,986.408 Apr 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.6 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 93,267.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 6,515.675 2030 | yearly | 1982 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 19,848.135 2030 | yearly | 1998 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 5,159.680 2030 | yearly | 1982 - 2030 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 48,500.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 173,400.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 53,800.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 693,000.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 785,200.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 992,500.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 1,811,438.000 Apr 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.212 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,188.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 714.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 14.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,652.580 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 137,291.301 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 36,135.594 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,903.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 12.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 437,549.295 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 231,810.109 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 51.580 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 78.901 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 9.983 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 483.415 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 14,373.020 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 19,575.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 162.760 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,055.800 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 5,007.180 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 4,154.220 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 11,443.590 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 5,214.070 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 31,956.970 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 22,152.430 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 17,846.900 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 4,173.330 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 2,366.680 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2025 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 78,884.370 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 30,112.760 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 245,808.840 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 92,310.690 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 11,417.290 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 5,610.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 17,032.330 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 35,443.980 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 48,967.450 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 124.300 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 125.500 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 114.099 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 121.536 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 15.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,674.259 Dec 2019 | monthly | Apr 2001 - Dec 2019 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 18,155.283 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 40,887.934 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 10.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 11,383.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 8.419 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 2.401 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 43,578.237 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.5 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 52,325.8 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 8.0 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 58,481.108 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 10.54 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 27.48 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 5,308,047.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 6,620,060.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 2,356,908.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
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