Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Kenya

Kenya: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
World rank
68th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
5
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.52 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.387 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.376 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.569 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.594 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-64, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Kenya peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.

Kenya ranks 68th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1999 0.4% -25.6%
2005 0.4% -2.8%
2015 0.6% +51.3%
2019 0.6% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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  6. 71 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Kenya?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Kenya was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Kenya ranks 68th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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