ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Kenya
Kenya: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female was 5,827 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya stood at 5,827 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya peaked at 5,827 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,040 1000 No, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,040 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 3,152 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3,265 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 3,375 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3,486 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3,591 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3,704 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,814 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3,940 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4,071 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4,184 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4,311 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,432 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4,549 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4,659 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4,762 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,854 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4,977 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,102 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5,192 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5,302 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5,394 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5,486 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5,567 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5,657 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5,747 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5,573 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5,354 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 5,140 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 5,343 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5,540 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 5,516 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,634 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5,729 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 5,827 1000 No | +1.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5,827 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 598.67 1000 No, 9.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5,827 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.97 1000 No, 6.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,485 1000 No | 3,040 1000 No | 3,940 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,590 1000 No | 4,071 1000 No | 5,102 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,441 1000 No | 5,140 1000 No | 5,747 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,598 1000 No | 5,343 1000 No | 5,827 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Uganda 7,719 1000 No compare
- 12 Viet Nam 6,708 1000 No compare
- 13 Mozambique 6,146 1000 No compare
- 15 Madagascar 5,492 1000 No compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,746 1000 No compare
- 17 Thailand 4,612 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya was 5,827 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,827 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,040 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.