Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total employment, female

Kenya
6.68 million ages 15+
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
145.63 million ages 15+
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Total employment, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 145.63 million ages 15+ against 6.68 million ages 15+ in Kenya, a difference of 138.96 million ages 15+.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 4.41 million ages 15+ 88.88 million ages 15+ 84.47 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5.55 million ages 15+ 120.92 million ages 15+ 115.37 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6.58 million ages 15+ 143.62 million ages 15+ 137.04 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total employment, female, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 145.63 million ages 15+ against 6.68 million ages 15+ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in total employment, female between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
138.96 million ages 15+, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total employment, female?
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total employment, female (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.