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Unemployment rate
Kenya — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | NA%, but there is a high level of unemployment and underemployment |
| 1991 | NA%, but there is a high level of unemployment and underemployment |
| 1992 | NA%, but there is a high level of unemployment and underemployment |
| 1993 | NA% |
| 1994 | 23.8% urban (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 35% urban (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 35% urban (1994 est.) |
| 1997 | 35% urban (1994 est.) |
| 1998 | 35% urban (1994 est.) |
| 1999 | 50% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 50% (1998 est.) |
| 2001 | 50% (1998 est.) |
| 2002 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2005 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2006 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2007 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2008 | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2009 | 40% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 188 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2010 | 40% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 187 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2011 | 40% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 184 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2012 | 40% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 185 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2013 | 40% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 187 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2014 | 40% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 190 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2015 | 40% (2013 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | country comparison to the world: 191 |
| 2016 | 40% (2013 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | country comparison to the world: 197 |
| 2017 | 40% (2013 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | country comparison to the world: 210 |
| 2018 | 40% (2013 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2019 | 40% (2013 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2020 | 40% (2013 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2021 | 40% (2013 est.) 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2022 | 40% (2013 est.) 40% (2001 est.) |
| 2023 | 5.74% (2021 est.) 5.73% (2020 est.) 5.01% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 5.68% (2023 est.) 5.81% (2022 est.) 5.69% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 5.5% (2024 est.) 5.6% (2023 est.) 5.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |