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Annual working hours per worker in Kenya

Kenya: Annual working hours per worker was 2,035 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,035 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,047 hours per worker
in 2016
All-time low
1,954 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Kenya, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 2.0k hours per worker2006: 2.0k hours per worker2007: 2.0k hours per worker2008: 2.0k hours per worker2009: 2.0k hours per worker2010: 2.0k hours per worker2011: 2.0k hours per worker2012: 2.0k hours per worker2013: 2.0k hours per worker2014: 2.0k hours per worker2015: 2.0k hours per worker2016: 2.0k hours per worker2017: 2.0k hours per worker2018: 2.0k hours per worker2019: 2.0k hours per worker2020: 2.0k hours per worker2021: 2.0k hours per worker2022: 2.0k hours per worker2023: 2.0k hours per worker

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.

Annual working hours per worker in Kenya, year by year

Year hours per worker Change
2005 2,025 hours per worker —
2006 2,027 hours per worker +0.1%
2007 2,028 hours per worker +0.1%
2008 2,028 hours per worker -0.0%
2009 2,029 hours per worker +0.0%
2010 2,032 hours per worker +0.1%
2011 2,034 hours per worker +0.1%
2012 2,036 hours per worker +0.1%
2013 2,038 hours per worker +0.1%
2014 2,041 hours per worker +0.1%
2015 2,044 hours per worker +0.1%
2016 2,047 hours per worker +0.1%
2017 2,042 hours per worker -0.2%
2018 2,039 hours per worker -0.2%
2019 2,035 hours per worker -0.2%
2020 1,954 hours per worker -4.0%
2021 2,012 hours per worker +3.0%
2022 2,031 hours per worker +0.9%
2023 2,035 hours per worker +0.2%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 2,035 hours per worker is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 2,035 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 55 Sri Lanka 2,053 hours per worker compare
  2. 56 Bahrain 2,052 hours per worker compare
  3. 57 Ukraine 2,045 hours per worker compare
  4. 59 Taiwan 2,032 hours per worker compare
  5. 60 Serbia 1,995 hours per worker compare
  6. 61 Brazil 1,994 hours per worker compare

See the full ranking of 130 places →

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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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Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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