Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0036 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0036 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0036 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places South Africa 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 134 Kuwait 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bulgaria 0.0037 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Egypt 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 France 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Tunisia 0.003 units per square kilometre 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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0036 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.