Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya

Kenya: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
World rank
83rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, 1997–2019

0.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.238 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.139 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.201 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.401 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.429 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.4% for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

Kenya ranks 83rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1999 0.1% -41.7%
2005 0.2% +44.9%
2015 0.4% +99.4%
2019 0.4% +6.9%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 84 Morocco 0.4% compare
  5. 85 Cambodia 0.4% compare
  6. 86 Djibouti 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Kenya rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Kenya ranks 83rd out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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