Kenya Employed Persons
2008 - 2023 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Employed Persons
- Kenya Employed Persons was reported at 19,996,300.000 Person in Dec 2023
- It recorded an increase from the previous number of 19,148,200.000 Person for Dec 2022
- Kenya Employed Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 15,162,050.000 Person from Dec 2008 to 2023, with 16 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 19,996,300.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 10,012,500.000 Person in 2008
- Kenya Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Annual
CEIC shifts year-end for annual Employed Persons. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Employed Persons. Employed Persons are reported in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.
View Kenya's Employed Persons from 2008 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Employed Persons in 2023?
Kenya Employed Persons was reported at 19,996,300.000 Person in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,996,300.000 2023 | 19,148,200.000 2022 | 10,012,500.000 2008 | 19,996,300.000 2023 | Person | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
Employed Persons by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 1,323,460.000 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Jun 2023 |
| Algeria (Person) | 11,001,000.000 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Argentina (Person) | 13,368,000.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (Person) | 1,228,000.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2024 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,634,269.025 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,935,000.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Feb 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 5,021,700.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 770,129.000 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2023 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 70,470,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Belarus (Person) | 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2019 |
| Belgium (Person) | 5,111,800.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 6,922,866.086 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 858,042.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Botswana (Person) | 486,432.000 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Brazil (Person) | 102,969,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (Person) | 216,718.000 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,929,100.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 8,967,000.000 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Canada (Person) | 20,994,500.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,394,111.562 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2025 |
| China (Person) | 734,390,000.000 2024 | yearly | 1949 - 2024 |
| Colombia (Person) | 23,693,852.752 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,693,981.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 490,332.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,414,684.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,240,276.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,230,324.717 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (Person) | 30,994,000.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Estonia (Person) | 700,400.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| European Union (Person) | 208,598,000.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,612,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| France (Person) | 30,549,500.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (Person) | 811,825.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Germany (Person) | 46,051,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,288,300.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,711,800.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Nov 2024 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 228,900.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| India (Person) | 470,495,536.230 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 | monthly | Feb 2012 - Feb 2016 |
| Ireland (Person) | 2,794,800.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,393,274.617 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 24,221,649.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Japan (Person) | 68,270,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (Person) | 1,245,243.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 9,201,600.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Kenya (Person) | 19,996,300.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| South Korea (Person) | 28,448,000.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Dec 2024 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 450,113.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 2,546,099.000 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 617,104.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,474,582.000 2014 | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
| Latvia (Person) | 868,800.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 1,468,700.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 520,232.468 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 376,300.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 700,526.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 16,775,400.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (Person) | 369,838.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Oct 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 551,800.000 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,487,546.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Moldova (Person) | 877,031.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,353,388.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 259,247.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Morocco (Person) | 10,666,000.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 206,729.000 2022 | yearly | 1985 - 2022 |
| Nepal (Person) | 7,086,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 9,815,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,916,000.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,900,000.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Oman (Person) | 2,275,007.000 2023 | yearly | 1986 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (Person) | 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2012 - Jun 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (Person) | 1,136,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Panama (Person) | 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 | monthly | Mar 2008 - Aug 2017 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 2,996,549.962 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,461,200.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Philippines (Person) | 48,487,000.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Dec 2024 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,277,000.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,167,300.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,179,447.000 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,520,000.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (Person) | 73,500,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 17,181,335.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,365,998.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (Person) | 4,047,200.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Slovakia (Person) | 2,617,700.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2024 |
| Slovenia (Person) | 884,685.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | May 1997 - Feb 2019 |
| South Africa (Person) | 16,946,173.439 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (Person) | 21,857,900.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 7,988,626.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Jun 2024 |
| Sudan (Person) | 9,900,000.000 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (Person) | 5,190,300.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,521,429.037 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan (Person) | 11,605,000.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 2,463,400.000 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Thailand (Person) | 40,332,300.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Tunisia (Person) | 3,484,400.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Jun 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 5,258.680 Oct 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Oct 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 7.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 83,539.2 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 6,278.921 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 17,845.284 2029 | yearly | 1998 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 5,350.228 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 248,200.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 1,093,000.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 115,900.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 158,000.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 1,092,200.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 1,443,100.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 679,400.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Oct 2024 |
| Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Central Government Debt: External (KES mn) | 5,188,400.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 5,808,800.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.212 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,061.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 623.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -3.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 7,313.809 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 139,746.221 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 92,666.275 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,685.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -12.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 427,676.662 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 158,276.910 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 46.739 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 75.816 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 21.290 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 356.737 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2024 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 85,920.620 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 227,665.150 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 9,777.190 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 2,025.080 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 10,919.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 13,808.090 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 110.210 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 5,610.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 4,948.970 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 5,045.280 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 8,342.350 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,262.690 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 46,977.700 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 35,443.980 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 48,967.450 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 17,032.330 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 29,382.760 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 12,730.420 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 28,280.580 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 5,212.520 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 2,386.750 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 23,094.180 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 124.300 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 125.500 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 114.099 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 121.536 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 11.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2021 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,674.259 Dec 2019 | monthly | Apr 2001 - Dec 2019 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 16,407.695 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 32,726.792 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 7.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 9,578.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.521 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.9 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.488 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 40,815.259 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.4 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 49,952.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 52,786.593 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.31 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.65 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 5,488,738.058 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 4,231,335.358 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 2,121,395.209 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
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