Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa
South Africa: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the service sector.
Analysis
In 2020, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
South Africa ranks 33rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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