How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)

Burkina Faso

26.6%

in 2025

Kenya

27.2%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

14th

Kenya rank

13th

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 27.2% against 26.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 13th of 187 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.8%	41.7%	12.9%	Kenya
2000s	27.1%	37.5%	10.4%	Kenya
2010s	26.7%	29.2%	2.5%	Kenya
2020s	26.8%	27.5%	0.7%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Kenya, at 27.2% against 26.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?: Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.