Australia vs South Africa: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Australia
80.5%
in 2025
South Africa
80.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
50th
South Africa rank
49th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 80.6% against 80.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 49th of 187 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 84.0% | 9.8% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 83.6% | 6.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 82.9% | 3.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 80.6% | 0.6% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 80.6% against 80.5% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Australia ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 49th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.