Kenya vs Senegal: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64.8% against 64.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Senegal ahead.
Kenya ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 68.7% | 1.4% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 67.9% | 1.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 68.0% | 4.7% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 65.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 64.8% against 64.3% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
- 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.