South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income currently reports 14.9 against 14.2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.7.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ahead.
South Africa ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 4th of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.55 | 10.65 | 0.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income |
| 2010s | 13.64 | 13.42 | 0.22 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 15.62 | 15.22 | 0.4 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, at 14.9 against 14.2 in South Africa as of 2027.
- What is the difference in potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 0.7, with Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank globally for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
- South Africa ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 4th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.