Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Kenya
Kenya: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0158 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Kenya, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Kenya stood at 0.0158 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Kenya peaked at 0.0167 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 units per person, in 2020.
That places Kenya 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0154 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0159 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.016 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0156 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.015 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0153 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0158 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0158 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.016 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0167 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Kenya?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Kenya was 0.0158 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0167 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 units per person in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.