Italy vs Kenya: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons

Italy
806,778
in 2027
Kenya
958,270
in 2027
Italy rank
30th
Kenya rank
27th

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time

  • Italy
  • Kenya
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M200520162027

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 958,270 against 806,778 in Italy, a difference of 151,492.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 27th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 796,382 592,919 203,464 Italy
2010s 765,323 743,554 21,769 Italy
2020s 791,078 863,686 72,609 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Italy or Kenya?
Kenya, at 958,270 against 806,778 in Italy as of 2027.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Italy and Kenya?
151,492, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
Italy ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Kenya: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates/italy/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates/italy/kenya/">Italy vs Kenya: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.