Kenya - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1999 25.98
2006 20.61
2016 7.43
2019 13.84

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 14.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 14.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.86 in 1998.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 6.86
1992 6.89
1993 6.88
1994 6.87
1995 6.86
1996 6.86
1997 6.89
1998 6.86
1999 6.86
2000 6.89
2001 6.87
2002 6.91
2003 6.90
2004 6.90
2005 6.92
2006 6.96
2007 7.01
2008 7.14
2009 7.16
2010 7.15
2011 7.23
2012 7.29
2013 7.31
2014 7.35
2015 7.37
2016 7.38
2017 9.30
2018 11.20
2019 13.18
2020 14.46

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1999 15.93
2006 18.88
2016 7.29
2019 11.98

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 12.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 12.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.48 in 1991.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 6.48
1992 6.52
1993 6.54
1994 6.54
1995 6.56
1996 6.58
1997 6.64
1998 6.62
1999 6.65
2000 6.68
2001 6.66
2002 6.71
2003 6.70
2004 6.70
2005 6.73
2006 6.78
2007 6.84
2008 6.99
2009 7.01
2010 7.01
2011 7.09
2012 7.16
2013 7.19
2014 7.23
2015 7.25
2016 7.27
2017 8.66
2018 10.06
2019 11.52
2020 12.73

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1999 21.29
2006 19.65
2016 7.36
2019 12.85

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 13.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 13.59 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.67 in 1991.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 6.67
1992 6.71
1993 6.71
1994 6.71
1995 6.72
1996 6.73
1997 6.77
1998 6.74
1999 6.76
2000 6.79
2001 6.76
2002 6.81
2003 6.80
2004 6.80
2005 6.83
2006 6.87
2007 6.93
2008 7.06
2009 7.09
2010 7.08
2011 7.16
2012 7.23
2013 7.25
2014 7.29
2015 7.31
2016 7.32
2017 8.97
2018 10.62
2019 12.34
2020 13.59

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1999 36.60
2006 29.98
2016 18.24
2019 24.29

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1999 28.08
2006 15.36
2016 9.20
2019 14.97

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1999 32.43
2006 22.70
2016 13.73
2019 19.67

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment