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Kenya vs Zambia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Kenya
5.6%
in 2021
Zambia
5.7%
in 2024
Kenya rank
88th
Zambia rank
86th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Kenya
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.

Kenya ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 86th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Unit
%
Source
Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 5,169 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.