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Kenya Average Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Name: Kenya Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.40% 35 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Kenya's average unemployment rate from 1991 to 2025 was 3.40%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.45%	−0.04pp	99th
2024	5.49%	+0.08pp	106th
2023	5.41%	−0.16pp	102nd
2022	5.57%	−0.13pp	101st
2021	5.69%	+0.08pp	92nd
2020	5.61%	+0.60pp	80th
2019	5.01%	+0.73pp	91st
2018	4.28%	+0.74pp	69th
2017	3.54%	+0.79pp	45th
2016	2.76%	−0.00pp	29th
2015	2.76%	−0.00pp	31st
2014	2.77%	+0.00pp	30th
2013	2.76%	+0.08pp	27th
2012	2.68%	−0.02pp	25th
2011	2.70%	−0.09pp	25th
2010	2.79%	−0.02pp	22nd
2009	2.82%	+0.07pp	22nd
2008	2.75%	+0.11pp	25th
2007	2.64%	−0.03pp	24th
2006	2.67%	−0.07pp	22nd
2005	2.74%	−0.11pp	23rd
2004	2.84%	−0.03pp	23rd
2003	2.87%	−0.05pp	25th
2002	2.92%	+0.04pp	28th
2001	2.88%	−0.01pp	31st
2000	2.88%	+0.00pp	31st
1999	2.88%	+0.04pp	27th
1998	2.84%	+0.02pp	25th
1997	2.82%	+0.04pp	30th
1996	2.77%	−0.07pp	29th
1995	2.85%	−0.11pp	30th
1994	2.96%	−0.02pp	34th
1993	2.98%	+0.09pp	40th
1992	2.89%	+0.11pp	44th
1991	2.78%	–	48th

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