Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya
Kenya: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 33.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya stood at 33.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya peaked at 56.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2019.
That places Kenya 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.2% | — |
| 1992 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 33.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 33.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 54.9% | 56.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 43.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 31.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.0% | 34.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 15 Azerbaijan 37.1% compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.2% compare
- 17 Myanmar 34.6% compare
- 19 Chad 32.8% compare
- 20 India 31.6% compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 30.3% compare
More work & labour data for Kenya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0073 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2281 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,185 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 51,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,727 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,468 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,196 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Kenya was 33.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.