Africa: Lower-middle income vs South Africa: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates)
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Africa: Lower-middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
Africa: Lower-middle income currently reports 339,672 against 27,412 in South Africa, a difference of 312,260.
That makes Africa: Lower-middle income's figure about 12.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Africa: Lower-middle income has been ahead every year.
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 85 groups.
Africa: Lower-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Lower-middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,997 | 16,032 | 129,965 | Africa: Lower-middle income |
| 2000s | 192,014 | 18,897 | 173,117 | Africa: Lower-middle income |
| 2010s | 245,939 | 21,564 | 224,375 | Africa: Lower-middle income |
| 2020s | 307,635 | 25,464 | 282,172 | Africa: Lower-middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force (ilo modelled estimates), Africa: Lower-middle income or South Africa?
- Africa: Lower-middle income, at 339,672 against 27,412 in South Africa as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour force (ilo modelled estimates) between Africa: Lower-middle income and South Africa?
- 312,260, with Africa: Lower-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Lower-middle income and South Africa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Lower-middle income and South Africa rank globally for labour force (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 85 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). 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. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.