Which has higher jobs gap, South Africa or World excluding BRICS?

World excluding BRICS, at 218,932 against 12,334 in South Africa as of 2027.

What is the difference in jobs gap between South Africa and World excluding BRICS?

206,598, with World excluding BRICS ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and World excluding BRICS?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs World excluding BRICS: Jobs gap

South Africa

12,334

in 2024

World excluding BRICS

218,932

in 2027

South Africa rank

2nd

World excluding BRICS rank

4th

Jobs gap over time

South Africa
World excluding BRICS

How they compare

World excluding BRICS currently reports 218,932 against 12,334 in South Africa, a difference of 206,598.

That makes World excluding BRICS's figure about 17.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, World excluding BRICS has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 2nd and World excluding BRICS ranks 4th of 70 countries.

World excluding BRICS has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	World excluding BRICS	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,558	192,584	186,025	World excluding BRICS
2010s	8,664	207,300	198,636	World excluding BRICS
2020s	11,912	218,227	206,315	World excluding BRICS

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher jobs gap, South Africa or World excluding BRICS?: World excluding BRICS, at 218,932 against 12,334 in South Africa as of 2027.
What is the difference in jobs gap between South Africa and World excluding BRICS?: 206,598, with World excluding BRICS ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and World excluding BRICS?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do South Africa and World excluding BRICS rank globally for jobs gap?: South Africa ranks 2nd and World excluding BRICS ranks 4th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Jobs gap
Source: International Labour Organization
Licence: ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage: 157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

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. The jobs gap is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.