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) | 13,298,000.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Armenia (Person) | 1,206,000.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jul 2024 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,521,878.985 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (Person) | 4,000,900.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Aug 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 4,966,400.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 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) | 5,152,500.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1980 - Jun 2024 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 6,883,010.962 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 847,865.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Aug 2024 |
| Botswana (Person) | 486,432.000 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Brazil (Person) | 103,029,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Brunei (Person) | 216,718.000 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,930,300.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 8,967,000.000 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Canada (Person) | 20,535,700.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Aug 2024 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,243,399.872 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Sep 2024 |
| China (Person) | 740,410,000.000 2023 | yearly | 1949 - 2023 |
| Colombia (Person) | 23,107,136.952 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,729,859.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 487,663.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,393,636.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,228,406.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,328,463.557 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (Person) | 29,293,000.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Estonia (Person) | 712,300.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2024 |
| European Union (Person) | 206,189,100.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,593,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| France (Person) | 30,599,500.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Jun 2024 |
| Georgia (Person) | 769,875.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Germany (Person) | 46,079,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,262,900.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,708,500.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Aug 2024 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 233,300.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| 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) | 2,754,200.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,400,045.669 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (Person) | 23,982,899.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Japan (Person) | 67,820,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (Person) | 1,245,243.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 9,172,200.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2024 |
| Kenya (Person) | 19,996,300.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| South Korea (Person) | 28,616,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 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) | 603,213.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Aug 2024 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,474,582.000 2014 | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
| Latvia (Person) | 878,800.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 1,471,600.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 518,154.913 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 379,300.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 691,736.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 16,661,400.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Aug 2024 |
| Malta (Person) | 364,054.000 May 2024 | monthly | Oct 2002 - May 2024 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 551,800.000 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,327,161.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Jun 2024 |
| Moldova (Person) | 865,184.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,347,144.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 258,102.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (Person) | 10,858,000.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 114,340.000 2021 | yearly | 1985 - 2021 |
| Nepal (Person) | 7,086,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 9,777,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,954,000.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Jun 2024 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,894,000.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Aug 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) | 2,849,766.089 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2024 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,461,700.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (Person) | 47,698,000.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Jun 2024 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,205,000.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,107,200.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,179,447.000 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,739,800.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
| Russia (Person) | 74,500,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 16,864,059.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,365,822.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Jul 2024 |
| Singapore (Person) | 4,036,200.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 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) | 16,652,333.185 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Spain (Person) | 21,823,000.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Sep 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) | 5,219,800.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,506,935.344 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Jun 2024 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan (Person) | 11,615,000.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 2,463,400.000 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Thailand (Person) | 40,320,100.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 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 (%) | -3.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 12,866.615 Apr 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 7.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 81,536.2 Jun 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 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 Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 11,400.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jul 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 48,800.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jul 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 192,500.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jul 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 182,700.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jul 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 19,800.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jul 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 1,692,856.420 Apr 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 2,032,665.163 Apr 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2024 |
| Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 5,410,300.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Central Government Debt: External (KES mn) | 5,150,839.749 Jun 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.212 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,029.6 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 721.9 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -1.0 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Aug 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 7,313.809 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 125,626.451 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 16,738.751 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,751.5 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -5.2 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 485,345.284 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 157,854.152 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 49.691 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 85.623 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 21.561 Jul 2024 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 356.737 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2024 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 13,722.030 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 93,359.140 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 226,509.400 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 12,876.500 May 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - May 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,710.280 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 14,713.160 Aug 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 410.320 May 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - May 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 6,851.990 May 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - May 2024 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 5,327.110 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 4,408.330 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2024 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,405.380 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2024 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 11,592.650 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2024 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 31,011.700 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 2,068.310 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 2,795.870 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 26,115.020 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 126.600 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| 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) | 15,269.477 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 31,297.631 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 8,024.1 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jul 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.721 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.411 Aug 2024 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 34,595.742 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 22.5 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 48,136.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 44,674.778 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 12.65 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 29.90 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 5,381,431.582 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 4,043,519.407 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 1,972,750.707 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
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