Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in South Africa
South Africa: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 91,601 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in South Africa, 2016–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in South Africa is 91,601, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in South Africa peaked at 91,601 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61,370, in 2016.
That places South Africa 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 61,370 | — |
| 2017 | 65,278 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 69,373 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 74,025 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 74,529 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80,094 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 83,316 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 87,074 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 91,601 | +5.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 91,601 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 834.5, 109.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67,512 | 61,370 | 74,025 | 4 |
| 2020s | 83,323 | 74,529 | 91,601 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More work & labour data for South Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.242 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8748 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 58,057 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,698 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 49,126 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,189 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 94,314 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in South Africa?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in South Africa was 91,601 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91,601 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,370 in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- South Africa ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.