Kenya vs Tanzania: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled)
Kenya
27.2%
in 2025
Tanzania
28.8%
in 2025
Kenya rank
13th
Tanzania rank
11th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 28.8% against 27.2% in Kenya, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 33.2% | 8.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.7% | 5.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 30.7% | 1.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 29.2% | 1.7% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 28.8% against 27.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 1.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 11th 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
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.