Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya

Kenya: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 35.63 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35.63
World rank
79th
of 106 countries
All-time high
35.63
in 2019
All-time low
31.43
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, 1997–2019

0102030401997200820191997: 31.41999: 31.62005: 32.22015: 33.12019: 35.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya is 35.63, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya peaked at 35.63 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.43, in 1997.

Kenya ranks 79th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 31.43 —
1999 31.58 +0.5%
2005 32.2 +2.0%
2015 33.08 +2.7%
2019 35.63 +7.7%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 35.63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.03, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 35.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.49, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.5 31.43 31.58 2
2000s 32.2 32.2 32.2 1
2010s 34.36 33.08 35.63 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 76 Bolivia 35.81 compare
  2. 77 Namibia 35.8 compare
  3. 78 El Salvador 35.69 compare
  4. 80 Venezuela 35.53 compare
  5. 81 Indonesia 35.32 compare
  6. 82 Madagascar 35.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Kenya was 35.63 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 35.63 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 31.43 in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Kenya ranks 79th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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