Kenya — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1991–2025 · 35 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for Kenya was 5.45% in 2025. The previous reading was 5.49% in 2024; the period change was −0.04 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 4.88%, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1991–2025
- Quarterly data, 2019–2022
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.45 % |
| 2024 | 5.49 % |
| 2023 | 5.41 % |
| 2022 | 5.57 % |
| 2021 | 5.69 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 5.61 % |
| 2019 | 5.01 % |
| 2018 | 4.28 % |
| 2017 | 3.54 % |
| 2016 | 2.76 % |