Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya
Kenya: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 158.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya stood at 158.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya peaked at 204.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 1999.
That places Kenya 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 99.6% | — |
| 1992 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 105.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 109.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 113.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 152.1% | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 204.9% | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 166.4% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 166.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 166.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 158.9% | -4.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 158.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 158.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +34.8% | 152.1% | 204.9% |
| 2020 | +34.5% | 113.0% | 152.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 96.9% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.3% | 98.9% | 113.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.2% | 152.1% | 204.9% | 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)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Kenya was 158.9% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 204.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.