Kenya - Vulnerable employment

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 57.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 77.08 in 2006, while its lowest value was 57.13 in 2019.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 72.49
1992 72.37
1993 72.39
1994 72.14
1995 72.47
1996 72.02
1997 72.10
1998 72.25
1999 72.49
2000 73.26
2001 74.34
2002 75.12
2003 75.89
2004 76.28
2005 76.62
2006 77.08
2007 75.44
2008 74.04
2009 72.37
2010 70.61
2011 68.74
2012 67.00
2013 65.31
2014 63.68
2015 62.04
2016 60.47
2017 59.34
2018 58.23
2019 57.13

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 41.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 57.29 in 2006, while its lowest value was 41.38 in 2019.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 41.88
1992 42.11
1993 42.58
1994 42.67
1995 43.39
1996 43.17
1997 43.82
1998 44.39
1999 45.21
2000 47.16
2001 49.34
2002 51.54
2003 53.59
2004 54.89
2005 55.95
2006 57.29
2007 55.50
2008 54.82
2009 53.56
2010 51.75
2011 50.10
2012 48.83
2013 47.53
2014 46.35
2015 45.17
2016 44.12
2017 43.30
2018 42.31
2019 41.38

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 49.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 66.64 in 2006, while its lowest value was 49.10 in 2019.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 56.67
1992 56.79
1993 57.09
1994 57.05
1995 57.64
1996 57.34
1997 57.75
1998 58.14
1999 58.70
2000 59.99
2001 61.53
2002 62.96
2003 64.28
2004 65.05
2005 65.67
2006 66.64
2007 64.93
2008 63.95
2009 62.51
2010 60.75
2011 59.02
2012 57.56
2013 56.09
2014 54.72
2015 53.32
2016 52.05
2017 51.11
2018 50.10
2019 49.10

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity