Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa

South Africa: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1995–2020

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.705 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.612 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.736 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.771 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.788 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.771 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.883 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.888 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.889 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.892 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.891 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.89 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.902 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.881 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.892 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.89 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.893 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.892 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.886 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa is 0.9%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.

South Africa ranks 34th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in South Africa, 1995 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1995 0.7%
2000 0.6% -13.2%
2001 0.7% +20.2%
2002 0.8% +4.9%
2003 0.8% +2.2%
2004 0.8% -2.2%
2008 0.9% +14.4%
2009 0.9% +0.6%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.9% -0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.2%
2014 0.9% +1.4%
2015 0.9% -2.4%
2016 0.9% +1.3%
2017 0.9% -0.3%
2018 0.9% +0.4%
2019 0.9% -0.1%
2020 0.9% -0.8%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 31 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  2. 32 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  3. 33 Austria 0.9% compare
  4. 35 South Korea 0.9% compare
  5. 36 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  6. 37 Mexico 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
How does South Africa rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
South Africa ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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