How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total 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.

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

IDA total

16.6%

in 2025

Kenya

27.2%

in 2025

IDA total rank

11th

Kenya rank

13th

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

IDA total
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 27.2% against 16.6% in IDA total, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times IDA total's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 11th 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 total	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.3%	41.7%	17.3%	Kenya
2000s	23.1%	37.5%	14.4%	Kenya
2010s	19.8%	29.2%	9.4%	Kenya
2020s	17.1%	27.5%	10.4%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), IDA total or Kenya?: Kenya, at 27.2% against 16.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between IDA total and Kenya?: 10.6%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Kenya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Kenya rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?: IDA total ranks 11th 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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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.