Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kenya's youth unemployment rate stands at 15.25% as of 2025-12-31, down from 15.48% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Kenya's youth unemployment rate was 15.25%, down from 15.48% in 2024.
In 2024, Kenya's youth unemployment rate was 15.48%, up from 15.16% in 2023.
In 2023, Kenya's youth unemployment rate was 15.16%, down from 15.49% in 2022.
In 2022, Kenya's youth unemployment rate was 15.49%, up from 12.23% in 2021.
In 2021, Kenya's youth unemployment rate was 12.23%, down from 13.62% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.25% | -0.231% |
| 2024 | 15.48% | +0.313% |
| 2023 | 15.16% | -0.324% |
| 2022 | 15.49% | +3.26% |
| 2021 | 12.23% | -1.39% |
| 2020 | 13.62% | +1.07% |
| 2019 | 12.55% | +1.73% |
| 2018 | 10.82% | +1.72% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +1.76% |
| 2016 | 7.33% | +0.034% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +0.046% |
| 2014 | 7.25% | +0.07% |
| 2013 | 7.18% | +0.238% |
| 2012 | 6.95% | +0.021% |
| 2011 | 6.92% | -0.125% |
| 2010 | 7.05% | +0.019% |
| 2009 | 7.03% | +0.191% |
| 2008 | 6.84% | +0.278% |
| 2007 | 6.56% | -0.01% |
| 2006 | 6.57% | -0.083% |
| 2005 | 6.65% | -0.164% |
| 2004 | 6.82% | -0.011% |
| 2003 | 6.83% | -0.056% |
| 2002 | 6.89% | +0.107% |
| 2001 | 6.78% | +0.015% |
| 2000 | 6.76% | +0.027% |
| 1999 | 6.74% | +0.116% |
| 1998 | 6.62% | +0.084% |
| 1997 | 6.54% | +0.125% |
| 1996 | 6.41% | -0.102% |
| 1995 | 6.51% | -0.157% |
| 1994 | 6.67% | +0.003% |
| 1993 | 6.67% | +0.202% |
| 1992 | 6.47% | +0.256% |
| 1991 | 6.21% | — |
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Kenya's youth unemployment rate is 15.25% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.48% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.49% (2022); the lowest is 6.21% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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