Part time employment, male in South Africa
South Africa: Part time employment, male was 13.3% 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 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in South Africa peaked at 13.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2007.
South Africa ranks 59th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +2.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 13.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 13.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.9%, 58% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 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 13.3% 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 13.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2007.
- How does South Africa rank for part time employment, male?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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.