Africa: Upper-middle income vs South Africa: Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates)
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Africa: Upper-middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 32.59 against 24.52 in Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 8.07.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Africa: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 2nd of 87 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa: Upper-middle income averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Upper-middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.28 | 22.93 | 0.3424 | Africa: Upper-middle income |
| 2000s | 20.63 | 22.62 | 2 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 19.88 | 25.76 | 5.88 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 24.42 | 32.29 | 7.87 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates), Africa: Upper-middle income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 32.59 against 24.52 in Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) between Africa: Upper-middle income and South Africa?
- 8.07, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Upper-middle income and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Upper-middle income and South Africa rank globally for unemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 2nd of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Unemployment rate (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 unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.