Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0276 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.0276 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0276 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Kenya 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 97 Guatemala 0.0293 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Philippines 0.0278 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Ireland 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 0.0259 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 Suriname 0.0259 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Angola 0.0258 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Kenya?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0276 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0276 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.