Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kenya
Kenya: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 63.8% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kenya peaked at 64.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.9% | — |
| 1992 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 59.3% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 59.4% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.1% | 64.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kenya?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kenya was 63.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.