Unemployment Rate in Kenya decreased to 5.40 percent in 2025 from 5.50 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Kenya averaged 4.08 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 10.10 percent in 2020 and a record low of 2.70 percent in 2005. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Kenya is expected to reach 5.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kenya Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Minimum Wages 16113.75 15201.65 KES/Month Jan 2026
Population 52.40 51.50 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.40 5.50 percent Dec 2025


Kenya Unemployment Rate
In Kenya, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.40 5.50 10.10 2.70 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly