Annual working hours per worker in Kenya
Kenya: Annual working hours per worker was 2,035 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Kenya, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Kenya stood at 2,035 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Kenya peaked at 2,047 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,954 hours per worker, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 58th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,027 hours per worker | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,029 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,039 hours per worker | 2,032 hours per worker | 2,047 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,008 hours per worker | 1,954 hours per worker | 2,035 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Kenya?
- Annual working hours per worker in Kenya was 2,035 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,047 hours per worker in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,954 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Kenya ranks 58th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.