Congo vs Kenya: Labor force participation rate

Congo

67.8%

in 2025

Kenya

67.4%

in 2025

Congo rank

39th

Kenya rank

42nd

Labor force participation rate over time

Congo currently reports 67.8% against 67.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Congo ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Indicator: Labor force participation rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).