Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa

South Africa: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
5th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2000–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, 2000–2020

00.20.40.60.82000201020202000: 0.462 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.442 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.544 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.567 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.618 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.655 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.664 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.683 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.694 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.706 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.717 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.727 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.727 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.713 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.71 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.717 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.759 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.8% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

South Africa ranks 5th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in South Africa, 2000 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.4% -4.4%
2003 0.5% +23.1%
2004 0.6% +4.3%
2008 0.6% +8.9%
2009 0.7% +6.0%
2010 0.7% +1.5%
2011 0.7% +2.7%
2012 0.7% +1.7%
2013 0.7% +1.6%
2014 0.7% +1.6%
2015 0.7% +1.3%
2016 0.7% +0.1%
2017 0.7% -1.9%
2018 0.7% -0.4%
2019 0.7% +1.0%
2020 0.8% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 3 Chile 0.8% compare
  2. 4 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  3. 6 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  4. 7 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  5. 8 Ecuador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does South Africa rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
South Africa ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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