Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa
South Africa: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7692 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.7692 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa peaked at 0.8333 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 2004.
That places South Africa 49th out of 67 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8333 | — |
| 2000 | 0.6861 | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6904 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6518 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.63 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8286 | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7692 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7221 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7582 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.755 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.826 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7778 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8078 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8222 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7692 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6646 | 0.63 | 0.6904 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7867 | 0.7221 | 0.8286 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7692 | 0.7692 | 0.7692 | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa?
- Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa was 0.7692 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8333 in 1995.
- What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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