Canada vs South Africa: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

Canada
19,884 Persons
in 2024
South Africa
16,937 Persons
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
South Africa rank
11th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 19,884 Persons against 16,937 Persons in South Africa, a difference of 2,947 Persons.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 11th of 36 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 16,758 Persons 14,389 Persons 2,369 Persons Canada
2010s 17,783 Persons 15,273 Persons 2,510 Persons Canada
2020s 19,049 Persons 15,731 Persons 3,318 Persons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, Canada or South Africa?
Canada, at 19,884 Persons against 16,937 Persons in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Canada and South Africa?
2,947 Persons, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Canada ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 11th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

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