Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kenya

Kenya: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
World rank
79th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
5
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.397 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.263 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.295 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.487 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.521 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kenya stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 77.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kenya peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

That places Kenya 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.3% -33.8%
2005 0.3% +11.9%
2015 0.5% +65.4%
2019 0.5% +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kenya?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kenya was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Kenya rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Kenya ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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