Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in South Africa
South Africa: Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 41st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in South Africa?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in South Africa was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64?
- South Africa ranks 41st out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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