Monthly minimum wage, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in South Africa, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage, per capita in South Africa is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2003.
That places South Africa 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 134 Timor-Leste 0.0001 units per person compare
- 135 Morocco 0.0001 units per person compare
- 136 Tajikistan 0.0001 units per person compare
- 138 Bangladesh 0.0001 units per person compare
- 139 Philippines 0.0001 units per person compare
- 140 Canada 0.0001 units per person 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, per capita in South Africa?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.