Roughly 60 percent of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya were aged 35 years and above in 2019. That same year, the country had nearly five million informal businesses, those not registered by the registrar of companies or that produce goods and services meant for the market - including informal traders and artisans. While being minority among informal enterprise owners, young individuals aged 18-34 years formed, on the other hand, the majority of informal sector employees.
Distribution of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya in 2019, by age group
The source defines business operator as a person "who runs the day to day activities of the business enterprise. He or she may be the owner or employee of the enterprise".
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Ministry of Labour (Kenya). (July 31, 2020). Distribution of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya in 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292082/distribution-of-informal-enterprise-owners-and-operators-in-kenya-by-age/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya). "Distribution of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya in 2019, by age group." Chart. July 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292082/distribution-of-informal-enterprise-owners-and-operators-in-kenya-by-age/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya). (2020). Distribution of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya in 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292082/distribution-of-informal-enterprise-owners-and-operators-in-kenya-by-age/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya). "Distribution of Informal Enterprise Owners and Operators in Kenya in 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292082/distribution-of-informal-enterprise-owners-and-operators-in-kenya-by-age/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya), Distribution of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya in 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292082/distribution-of-informal-enterprise-owners-and-operators-in-kenya-by-age/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Distribution of informal enterprise owners and operators in Kenya in 2019, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Labour (Kenya), July 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292082/distribution-of-informal-enterprise-owners-and-operators-in-kenya-by-age/