Europe & Central Asia vs Kenya: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64.8% against 16.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 48.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 67.2% | 46.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 65.9% | 46.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 63.3% | 44.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 65.1% | 48.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 64.8% against 16.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?
- 48.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Kenya rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, 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
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.