Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female 0.0% 2020 down 37.0% 71st
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male 0.0% 2020 up 8.1% 70th
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female 0.0% 2020 down 40.7% 48th
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, male 0.0% 2020 up 2.9% 41st
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 25-64 0.0% 2020 down 21.8% 43rd
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-24 0.0% 2020 down 2.5% 37th
Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 0.0% 2020 down 18.0% 71st
Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 0.0% 2020 up 5.1% 65th
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female 0.1% 2020 down 14.6% 73rd
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male 0.1% 2020 up 20.2% 84th
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 0.1% 2020 up 1.6% 82nd
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 0.1% 2020 up 16.2% 69th
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female 0.9% 2020 up 1.7% 37th
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male 0.8% 2020 down 3.0% 32nd
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female 0.8% 2020 up 1.7% 28th
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male 0.8% 2020 down 4.2% 29th
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 0.8% 2020 down 1.1% 28th
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 0.8% 2020 down 5.4% 32nd
Wage workers, aged 25-64 0.8% 2020 down 0.5% 34th
Wage workers, aged 15-24 0.9% 2020 down 2.5% 38th
Total sample population, above primary education 15.79 million 2020 up 32.7% 27th
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education 10.44 million 2020 up 22.0% 25th
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female 39.89 2020 up 5.2% 44th
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male 38.94 2020 up 4.6% 53rd
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 40.48 2020 up 3.2% 57th
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 22.29 2020 up 1.0% 16th
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below 0.7% 2020 down 7.9% 91st
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, primary education and 0.3% 2020 down 8.5% 83rd
Population aged 0-14, above primary education 0.0% 2020 — 56th
Population aged 15-24, above primary education 0.2% 2020 down 25.8% 66th
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education 1.0% 2020 down 1.1% 20th
Population aged 25-64, above primary education 0.8% 2020 up 6.5% 6th
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education 0.0% 2020 up 30.0% 68th
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary 0.7% 2020 down 3.6% 48th
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary 0.3% 2020 up 8.9% 61st
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and 0.5% 2020 down 0.6% 78th
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below 0.3% 2020 up 19.6% 17th
Average age, above primary education 37.63 2020 up 7.0% 56th
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female 42.28 2020 up 4.4% 47th
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male 40.4 2020 up 4.4% 61st
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 42.28 2020 up 2.9% 76th
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-24 22.14 2020 up 2.9% 22nd
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below 40.6 2020 up 3.4% 53rd
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 13.5% 2017 up 99.6% 35th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 13.7% 2017 up 102.8% 36th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 13.3% 2017 up 96.1% 34th
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education 0.2% 2020 down 79.8% 70th
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.7% 2020 down 7.1% 67th
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education 0.6% 2020 up 18.2% 6th
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.2% 2020 up 20.3% 7th
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary 0.3% 2020 down 39.9% 8th
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education 38.95 2020 up 6.0% 52nd
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education 0.4% 2020 down 16.9% 102nd
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.8% 2020 down 5.3% 101st
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.5% 2020 down 12.0% 90th
Retail Sales Volume,Index 56.16 2025 down 18.2% 26th
Bank or similar financial institution account, poorest 40% 72.0% 2024 up 30.9% 52nd
Bank or similar financial institution account, richest 60% 81.9% 2024 up 5.1% 56th
Urban population, total 0.7% 2020 up 3.5% 43rd
Employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below 0.0% 2020 up 30.9% 17th