Australia vs South Africa: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 13,999 Persons against 13,265 Persons in Australia, a difference of 734 Persons.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th of 36 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,839 Persons | 12,173 Persons | 2,333 Persons | South Africa |
| 2010s | 10,919 Persons | 12,996 Persons | 2,077 Persons | South Africa |
| 2020s | 12,561 Persons | 12,931 Persons | 369.58 Persons | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — employees, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 13,999 Persons against 13,265 Persons in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — employees between Australia and South Africa?
- 734 Persons, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
- Australia ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org