Kenya

Youth Unemployment

13.59

ages 15-24

Global Ranking

104

105

106

107

108

109

Kenya13.59

110

United Kingdom13.51

111

El Salvador13.28

112

113

Guinea-Bissau12.81

114

Africa Ranking

22

23

Equatorial Guinea19.35

24

Mali17.39

25

26

27

Kenya13.59

28

Guinea-Bissau12.81

29

Central African Republic11.46

30

Sierra Leone10.44

31

Democratic Republic of the Congo9.74

32

Togo9.56

News

Ujasiriamali: Self-Employment and Job Creation for Youth in Kenya
World Bank GroupTuesday, November 26, 2024
Green Building: Closing the Gap in Youth Employment
Habitat for HumanityThursday, August 22, 2024
The People Have Spoken: African Youth and the Kenyan Finance Bill Protests
Wilson CenterTuesday, September 3, 2024
Africa’s ‘youthquake’: huge numbers of young people have no jobs, the wrong skills and little hope
The Conversation AfricaWednesday, August 28, 2024
Kenya Is at an Inflection Point. It Needs a New Path to Progress.
Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceThursday, August 22, 2024
Kenyan youth protests: relentless resistance – Democracy and society
IPS JournalFriday, July 19, 2024
Kenya’s Crisis Shows the Urgency of African Poverty, Corruption, Debt
United States Institute of PeaceThursday, June 27, 2024
Kenya signs deal to help enhance youth employability
MSNWednesday, March 12, 2025
No jobs, no trust: young Africans’ economic struggles fuel protests
The GuardianTuesday, August 6, 2024
Taking Charge: Gen Z Leads Historic Protests in Kenya
Center for Strategic & International StudiesThursday, June 27, 2024

Definition of Youth Unemployment

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

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