Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in South Africa

South Africa: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
37th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
21
1995–2020

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.733 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.695 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.735 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.765 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.743 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.771 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.841 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.84 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.913 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.915 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.928 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.927 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.916 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.905 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.909 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.889 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.867 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.894 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.908 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.896 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.882 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in 2020.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in South Africa peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.

That places South Africa 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in South Africa, 1995 to 2020.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1995 0.7%
2000 0.7% -5.2%
2001 0.7% +5.7%
2002 0.8% +4.1%
2003 0.7% -2.9%
2004 0.8% +3.8%
2006 0.8% +9.0%
2007 0.8% -0.1%
2008 0.9% +8.7%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2010 0.9% +1.4%
2011 0.9% -0.1%
2012 0.9% -1.2%
2013 0.9% -1.2%
2014 0.9% +0.4%
2015 0.9% -2.2%
2016 0.9% -2.5%
2017 0.9% +3.2%
2018 0.9% +1.6%
2019 0.9% -1.3%
2020 0.9% -1.6%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 4.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 34 Moldova 0.9% compare
  2. 35 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  3. 36 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  4. 38 Kosovo 0.9% compare
  5. 38 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% compare
  6. 40 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in South Africa?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in South Africa was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
How does South Africa rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
South Africa ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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