Australia vs South Africa: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.29 against 11.77 in South Africa, a difference of 5.52.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 44 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.35 | 19.15 | 2.2 | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.56 | 16.31 | 4.24 | Australia |
| 2020s | 17.03 | 13.11 | 3.92 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 17.29 against 11.77 in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities between Australia and South Africa?
- 5.52, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- Australia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. 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. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.