Canada vs South Africa: Employees

Canada
15,077
in 2014
South Africa
14,166
in 2024
Canada rank
21st
South Africa rank
22nd

Employees over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k200020122024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 15,077 against 14,166 in South Africa, a difference of 911.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 22nd of 114 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 13,456 10,113 3,343 Canada
2010s 14,728 12,390 2,337 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees, Canada or South Africa?
Canada, at 15,077 against 14,166 in South Africa as of 2014.
What is the difference in employees between Canada and South Africa?
911, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for employees?
Canada ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 22nd of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
114 places, 2,195 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.