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Kenya - Unemployment Rate 5.45

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

5.45 (2025)

Global rank

##101 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1991

1.96×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319911996200120062011201620212025#48#1012020 overtook Maldives2025 overtook Fiji
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Kenya climbed from #48 to #101 (overtook Maldives). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Kenya ↓

Key Events โ€” Kenya

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2019
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Maldives in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Fiji in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120252.643.664.675.69

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