Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa
South Africa: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 34th of 94 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 workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa?
- Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in South Africa was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 94 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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