Level of national compliance with labor rights in South Africa
South Africa: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 2022
All-time low
0.98
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Level of national compliance with labor rights in South Africa, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.98 for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in South Africa peaked at 1.34 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.98, in 2015.
That places South Africa 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Level of national compliance with labor rights in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.98 | — |
| 2016 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.98 | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8, 54% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.98 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 125 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
- 125 Seychelles 1.07 compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 compare
- 128 Cook Islands 0.98 compare
- 130 Poland 0.91 compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.89 compare
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 level of national compliance with labor rights in South Africa?
- Level of national compliance with labor rights in South Africa was 0.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
- South Africa ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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