Africa: Low income vs South Africa: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Africa: Low income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.58 against 1.7 in Africa: Low income, a difference of 0.88.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Africa: Low income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa: Low income ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 87 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Low income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 | 2.56 | 0.8992 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 2.37 | 0.6943 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 2.5 | 0.7696 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 2.69 | 0.941 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Africa: Low income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.58 against 1.7 in Africa: Low income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Africa: Low income and South Africa?
- 0.88, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Low income and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Low income and South Africa rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Africa: Low income ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.