Labor force, female, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2036 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2036 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.2109 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1807 units per person, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1807 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1817 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1828 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1839 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1852 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1864 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1875 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1887 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1898 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1911 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1924 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1938 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1952 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1964 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1976 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1986 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1994 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2007 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2013 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2019 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2028 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.204 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2054 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2071 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.209 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2109 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2047 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1981 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.191 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.191 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1945 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.197 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1994 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2016 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2036 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1858 units per person | 0.1807 units per person | 0.1911 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1975 units per person | 0.1924 units per person | 0.2013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2035 units per person | 0.191 units per person | 0.2109 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1978 units per person | 0.191 units per person | 0.2036 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 723,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 702,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 712,985 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Kenya?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Kenya was 0.2036 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2109 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1807 units per person in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.