Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in South Africa
South Africa: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 12.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in South Africa stood at 12.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in South Africa peaked at 16.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
South Africa ranks 88th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +73.3% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +42.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 12.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.2%, 53% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +73.3% | 6.1% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 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 part time employment, male in South Africa?
- Part time employment, male in South Africa was 12.4% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does South Africa rank for part time employment, male?
- South Africa ranks 88th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.