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Kenya Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
14.54% decade average (2020-2029)

Kenya's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 12.23% (2021) to 15.49% (2022), averaging 14.54% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 13.62% +1.07pp 81st
2021 12.23% −1.39pp 76th
2022 15.49% +3.26pp 108th
2023 15.16% −0.32pp 107th
2024 15.48% +0.31pp 110th
2025 15.25% −0.23pp 108th