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

Kenya
27.2%
in 2025
Mali
27.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
13th
Mali rank
12th

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

  • Kenya
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 27.9% against 27.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 13th and Mali ranks 12th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 41.7% 21.9% 19.8% Kenya
2000s 37.5% 20.3% 17.2% Kenya
2010s 29.2% 21.4% 7.8% Kenya
2020s 27.5% 27.2% 0.3% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Mali?
Mali, at 27.9% against 27.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Mali?
0.7%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
Kenya ranks 13th and Mali ranks 12th 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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About this data

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

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.