Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Kenya, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Kenya is 0.0003 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2009.
That places Kenya 106th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Kenya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0073 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2281 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,185 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 51,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,727 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,468 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,196 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Kenya?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Kenya was 0.0003 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 106th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.