India vs Kenya: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
India
31.6%
in 2025
Kenya
33.6%
in 2025
India rank
20th
Kenya rank
18th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- India
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33.6% against 31.6% in India, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
India ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 55.7% | 19.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 48.8% | 15.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 36.7% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 34.0% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), India or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 33.6% against 31.6% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between India and Kenya?
- 2.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Kenya rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 18th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.