Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kenya's unemployment rate stands at 5.45% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.49% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.45%, down from 5.49% in 2024.
In 2024, Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.49%, up from 5.41% in 2023.
In 2023, Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.41%, down from 5.57% in 2022.
In 2022, Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.57%, down from 5.69% in 2021.
In 2021, Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.69%, up from 5.61% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.45% | -0.038% |
| 2024 | 5.49% | +0.078% |
| 2023 | 5.41% | -0.156% |
| 2022 | 5.57% | -0.128% |
| 2021 | 5.69% | +0.08% |
| 2020 | 5.61% | +0.599% |
| 2019 | 5.01% | +0.73% |
| 2018 | 4.28% | +0.742% |
| 2017 | 3.54% | +0.785% |
| 2016 | 2.76% | -0.005% |
| 2015 | 2.76% | -0.005% |
| 2014 | 2.77% | +0.005% |
| 2013 | 2.76% | +0.084% |
| 2012 | 2.68% | -0.021% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.094% |
| 2010 | 2.79% | -0.023% |
| 2009 | 2.82% | +0.065% |
| 2008 | 2.75% | +0.109% |
| 2007 | 2.64% | -0.031% |
| 2006 | 2.67% | -0.066% |
| 2005 | 2.74% | -0.105% |
| 2004 | 2.84% | -0.025% |
| 2003 | 2.87% | -0.047% |
| 2002 | 2.92% | +0.04% |
| 2001 | 2.88% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 2.88% | +0% |
| 1999 | 2.88% | +0.041% |
| 1998 | 2.84% | +0.025% |
| 1997 | 2.82% | +0.045% |
| 1996 | 2.77% | -0.075% |
| 1995 | 2.85% | -0.107% |
| 1994 | 2.96% | -0.024% |
| 1993 | 2.98% | +0.085% |
| 1992 | 2.89% | +0.114% |
| 1991 | 2.78% | — |
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Kenya's unemployment rate is 5.45% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.49% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.69% (2021); the lowest is 2.64% (2007), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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