Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Kenya

Kenya: Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 was 0.4% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
World rank
7th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Kenya, 1997–2019

0.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.184 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.067 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.199 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.236 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.359 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.4% for self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 80.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Kenya peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

Kenya ranks 7th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 4 Nigeria 0.4% compare
  2. 5 Zambia 0.4% compare
  3. 6 Colombia 0.4% compare
  4. 8 Romania 0.3% compare
  5. 9 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
  6. 10 Ethiopia 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Kenya?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Kenya was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Kenya rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-24?
Kenya ranks 7th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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