Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Kenya

Kenya: Working-age population, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
World rank
95th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.53 % of female population1999: 0.538 % of female population2005: 0.549 % of female population2015: 0.554 % of female population2019: 0.579 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Kenya peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.

Kenya ranks 95th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population) in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of female population Change
1997 0.5%
1999 0.5% +1.7%
2005 0.5% +1.9%
2015 0.6% +1.0%
2019 0.6% +4.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 92 Ghana 0.6% compare
  2. 93 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  3. 94 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  4. 96 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
  5. 97 Belize 0.6%
  6. 98 Gambia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Kenya?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Kenya was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, female?
Kenya ranks 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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