Kenya vs Low & middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Kenya
33.6%
in 2025
Low & middle income
18.2%
in 2025
Kenya rank
18th
Low & middle income rank
20th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Kenya
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33.6% against 18.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 32.1% | 23.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 27.6% | 21.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 22.5% | 14.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 19.1% | 14.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Kenya or Low & middle income?
- Kenya, at 33.6% against 18.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Kenya and Low & middle income?
- 15.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Low & middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 20th 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.