IDA blend vs Kenya: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
IDA blend
14.0%
in 2025
Kenya
27.2%
in 2025
IDA blend rank
15th
Kenya rank
13th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- IDA blend
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.2% against 14.0% in IDA blend, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times IDA blend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 41.7% | 20.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 37.5% | 17.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 29.2% | 13.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 27.5% | 13.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), IDA blend or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 27.2% against 14.0% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between IDA blend and Kenya?
- 13.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Kenya rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 13th of 47 groups.
- 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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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.