Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Kenya
26.0%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
21.6%
in 2025
Kenya rank
150th
Zimbabwe rank
153rd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26.0% against 21.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 22.7% | 4.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 22.3% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.3% | 5.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 21.5% | 4.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 26.0% against 21.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 4.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kenya ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.