Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa
South Africa: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.7% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places South Africa 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 6.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa?
- Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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