Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa
South Africa: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.3% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 29th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa?
- Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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