Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Kenya or Low & middle income?

Kenya, at 58.8% against 45.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?

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 Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Low & middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)

Kenya

58.8%

in 2025

Low & middle income

45.2%

in 2025

Kenya rank

39th

Low & middle income rank

36th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) over time

Kenya
Low & middle income

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 58.8% against 45.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.

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

Kenya ranks 39th and Low & middle income ranks 36th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68.0%	48.6%	19.4%	Kenya
2000s	68.6%	47.1%	21.6%	Kenya
2010s	67.3%	44.8%	22.5%	Kenya
2020s	58.4%	44.3%	14.1%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Kenya or Low & middle income?: Kenya, at 58.8% against 45.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Kenya and Low & middle income?: 13.6%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Low & middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?: Kenya ranks 39th and Low & middle income ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (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

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.