Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Kenya
2.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.91 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 0.9948 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 0.7237 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 0.065 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.91 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.