Kenya - Youth Unemployment 2009
7.03%
+0.19pp from 2008
Kenya's youth unemployment was 7.03% in 2009, increased +0.19pp from 6.84% in 2008. This was the 37th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cambodia | 0.80% | -39.0% |
| 2nd | Pakistan | 1.08% | 9.1% |
| 3rd | Qatar | 1.16% | 14.9% |
| 4th | Chad | 1.30% | 1.9% |
| 5th | Myanmar | 1.48% | 2.0% |
| 6th | Lao PDR | 1.83% | -11.0% |
| 7th | Benin | 1.90% | 10.9% |
| 8th | Niger | 2.13% | -28.8% |
| 9th | Mali | 2.18% | 1.2% |
| 10th | Burundi | 2.21% | 3.4% |
| 11th | Senegal | 2.94% | -0.1% |
| 12th | Liberia | 3.13% | 0.6% |
| 13th | Cuba | 3.49% | 2.6% |
| 14th | Solomon Islands | 3.53% | 0.9% |
| 15th | Papua New Guinea | 3.72% | -3.8% |
| 16th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.86% | 0.2% |
| 17th | Tonga | 3.90% | 11.2% |
| 18th | Madagascar | 3.99% | 18.6% |
| 19th | Viet Nam | 4.43% | -14.5% |
| 20th | Bahrain | 4.69% | 8.8% |
| 21st | Tanzania | 4.84% | -8.1% |
| 22nd | Togo | 4.84% | -15.0% |
| 23rd | Guatemala | 5.16% | 4.5% |
| 24th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.28% | -7.1% |
| 25th | Uganda | 5.38% | 17.0% |
| 26th | Cameroon | 5.71% | 11.5% |
| 27th | Thailand | 5.73% | 17.5% |
| 28th | Burkina Faso | 5.85% | 6.0% |
| 29th | Guinea | 5.89% | 1.4% |
| 30th | Honduras | 6.00% | 8.7% |
| 31st | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.42% | 4.4% |
| 32nd | Malawi | 6.46% | -0.8% |
| 33rd | Moldova | 6.67% | 13.3% |
| 34th | Kazakhstan | 6.68% | -9.7% |
| 35th | Mozambique | 6.79% | 2.3% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.99% | 8.5% |
| 37th | Kenya | 7.03% | 2.8% |
| 38th | Peru | 7.11% | -4.3% |
| 39th | Kuwait | 7.24% | -7.4% |
| 40th | Sierra Leone | 7.42% | 6.4% |
| 41st | United Arab Emirates | 7.47% | -1.0% |
| 42nd | Macao SAR, China | 7.54% | 27.8% |
| 43rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.58% | 0.3% |
| 44th | Nigeria | 7.84% | -1.1% |
| 45th | Turkmenistan | 8.32% | -12.8% |
| 46th | Switzerland | 8.45% | 20.3% |
| 47th | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.92% | 3.2% |
| 48th | Vanuatu | 8.96% | -14.1% |
| 49th | Norway | 9.05% | 21.9% |
| 50th | Zimbabwe | 9.11% | 0.9% |
| 51st | Japan | 9.21% | 25.9% |
| 52nd | Korea | 9.22% | 6.6% |
| 53rd | Timor-Leste | 9.30% | -3.1% |
| 54th | Bangladesh | 9.56% | 8.7% |
| 55th | Comoros | 9.62% | -1.4% |
| 56th | Ecuador | 9.86% | 7.7% |
| 57th | Netherlands | 9.87% | 18.7% |
| 58th | Mexico | 10.01% | 31.8% |
| 59th | Afghanistan | 10.06% | -0.8% |
| 60th | Mongolia | 10.06% | 3.3% |
| 61st | Philippines | 10.15% | 3.1% |
| 62nd | China | 10.15% | 3.5% |
| 63rd | Central African Republic | 10.21% | 1.1% |
| 64th | Eritrea | 10.25% | 1.9% |
| 65th | Uzbekistan | 10.75% | 5.9% |
| 66th | Ghana | 10.81% | 5.3% |
| 67th | Austria | 10.90% | 25.0% |
| 68th | Belarus | 10.93% | -9.2% |
| 69th | Malaysia | 11.24% | 6.1% |
| 70th | Germany | 11.31% | 3.5% |
| 71st | Australia | 11.46% | 30.0% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.73% | 11.5% |
| 73rd | Paraguay | 11.75% | 22.4% |
| 74th | Bhutan | 12.42% | 4.0% |
| 75th | Fiji | 12.48% | 6.5% |
| 76th | Dominican Republic | 12.48% | 18.3% |
| 77th | Singapore | 12.49% | 41.8% |
| 78th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 12.49% | 46.7% |
| 79th | Nicaragua | 12.72% | 28.4% |
| 80th | Tajikistan | 12.97% | 38.6% |
| 81st | Panama | 13.26% | 2.3% |
| 82nd | Cyprus | 13.28% | 55.6% |
| 83rd | Denmark | 13.44% | 41.9% |
| 84th | Oman | 13.54% | -1.4% |
| 85th | Slovenia | 13.66% | 30.0% |
| 86th | Azerbaijan | 13.69% | -0.4% |
| 87th | El Salvador | 13.87% | 27.6% |
| 88th | Gambia, The | 14.22% | -2.2% |
| 89th | Samoa | 14.50% | 2.2% |
| 90th | Malta | 14.51% | 24.8% |
| 91st | Israel | 14.71% | 17.9% |
| 92nd | Canada | 15.06% | 32.3% |
| 93rd | Equatorial Guinea | 15.13% | 2.9% |
| 94th | Lebanon | 15.30% | -17.5% |
| 95th | Iceland | 15.46% | 96.4% |
| 96th | Mauritania | 15.48% | 4.2% |
| 97th | Rwanda | 16.02% | 1.2% |
| 98th | Channel Islands | 16.17% | 35.8% |
| 99th | Bulgaria | 16.26% | 27.0% |
| 100th | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.32% | -26.3% |
| 101st | Morocco | 16.65% | -8.5% |
| 102nd | Czechia | 16.66% | 68.7% |
| 103rd | New Zealand | 16.76% | 46.9% |
| 104th | Belize | 16.77% | 1.5% |
| 105th | Luxembourg | 16.78% | -5.5% |
| 106th | Iraq | 16.82% | -0.6% |
| 107th | United States | 17.52% | 37.3% |
| 108th | Ukraine | 18.23% | 38.7% |
| 109th | Costa Rica | 18.37% | 63.3% |
| 110th | Russian Federation | 18.52% | 31.4% |
| 111th | Jamaica | 18.55% | 8.0% |
| 112th | Indonesia | 19.11% | -2.7% |
| 113th | Nepal | 19.21% | 0.1% |
| 114th | South Sudan | 19.29% | 1.3% |
| 115th | United Kingdom | 19.48% | 26.9% |
| 116th | Suriname | 19.58% | -2.0% |
| 117th | Brazil | 19.77% | 12.6% |
| 118th | Portugal | 20.31% | 21.9% |
| 119th | Poland | 20.47% | 19.7% |
| 120th | Uruguay | 20.96% | -6.2% |
| 121st | Sri Lanka | 21.16% | 12.9% |
| 122nd | Argentina | 21.18% | 11.9% |
| 123rd | Brunei Darussalam | 21.35% | 2.6% |
| 124th | Sudan | 21.35% | -11.5% |
| 125th | Finland | 21.38% | 30.8% |
| 126th | Mauritius | 21.44% | 11.6% |
| 127th | Romania | 21.45% | 11.7% |
| 128th | European Union | 21.50% | 27.0% |
| 129th | São Tomé and Principe | 21.52% | -1.8% |
| 130th | Yemen, Republic of | 21.75% | 1.8% |
| 131st | Algeria | 21.78% | -10.9% |
| 132nd | Belgium | 21.94% | 22.1% |
| 133rd | Guam | 21.99% | 4.7% |
| 134th | Guyana | 22.12% | 1.7% |
| 135th | India | 22.86% | 2.0% |
| 136th | Zambia | 22.90% | 36.4% |
| 137th | Lesotho | 22.92% | 2.0% |
| 138th | Virgin Islands (US) | 22.93% | 15.2% |
| 139th | Colombia | 23.54% | 3.2% |
| 140th | Barbados | 23.71% | 24.1% |
| 141st | France | 24.01% | 24.9% |
| 142nd | Ireland | 24.51% | 81.9% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 24.66% | 12.6% |
| 144th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.72% | 6.8% |
| 145th | Saudi Arabia | 24.74% | 6.4% |
| 146th | Sweden | 25.02% | 23.8% |
| 147th | Türkiye | 25.09% | 23.6% |
| 148th | Croatia | 25.21% | 6.5% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 25.22% | -1.2% |
| 150th | Italy | 25.35% | 19.5% |
| 151st | Greece | 25.47% | 17.9% |
| 152nd | Cabo Verde | 25.82% | 2.5% |
| 153rd | Bahamas, The | 26.00% | 52.8% |
| 154th | Hungary | 26.39% | 34.6% |
| 155th | Chile | 26.74% | 12.5% |
| 156th | Albania | 27.36% | 2.8% |
| 157th | Estonia | 27.41% | 127.8% |
| 158th | Slovak Republic | 27.42% | 43.8% |
| 159th | Lithuania | 29.58% | 121.6% |
| 160th | St. Lucia | 31.10% | 24.1% |
| 161st | Tunisia | 31.15% | 8.7% |
| 162nd | Jordan | 31.37% | 2.1% |
| 163rd | Botswana | 32.34% | 2.7% |
| 164th | Puerto Rico (US) | 32.49% | 32.0% |
| 165th | Latvia | 33.43% | 145.0% |
| 166th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.61% | 0.1% |
| 167th | West Bank and Gaza | 34.00% | -8.8% |
| 168th | French Polynesia | 34.61% | 1.5% |
| 169th | Gabon | 35.36% | 1.4% |
| 170th | Montenegro | 35.59% | 11.0% |
| 171st | New Caledonia | 35.81% | -2.5% |
| 172nd | Haiti | 37.56% | -4.2% |
| 173rd | Spain | 37.71% | 54.3% |
| 174th | Angola | 38.21% | 1.4% |
| 175th | Armenia | 39.53% | 11.0% |
| 176th | Congo, Republic of | 40.71% | -0.1% |
| 177th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.23% | 3.2% |
| 178th | Serbia | 41.39% | 18.0% |
| 179th | Georgia | 41.90% | 18.1% |
| 180th | Namibia | 44.46% | 1.7% |
| 181st | South Africa | 47.47% | 6.5% |
| 182nd | Libya | 49.13% | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.14% | 2.7% |
| 184th | North Macedonia | 55.16% | -2.9% |
| 185th | Eswatini | 55.59% | -1.1% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 69.34% | 1.4% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's youth unemployment in 2009?▾
Kenya's youth unemployment in 2009 was 7.03%. This ranked 37th globally.
How did Kenya's youth unemployment change in 2009?▾
Kenya's youth unemployment increased by 2.8% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2009?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2009 at 69.34%.
What is the youth unemployment of Kenya in 2009?▾
The youth unemployment of Kenya in 2009 was 7.03%. This ranked 37th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Kenya's youth unemployment?▾
Kenya's youth unemployment went from 6.84% in 2008 to 7.03% in 2009, a 2.8% increase.
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