Kenya vs Nigeria: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Kenya
2.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
40th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.88 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 0.221 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 0.4879 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | 0.3859 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.88 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.