Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Kenya
Kenya: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 21.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 21.5% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Kenya peaked at 28.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
That places Kenya 10th 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, male (% of male employment) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.8% | — |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 21.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 21.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 27.8% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Kenya?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Kenya was 21.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.