Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Africa
South Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.6029 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Africa, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Africa is 0.6029 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Africa peaked at 0.6029 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.515 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 132nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5582 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.5659 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5747 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5612 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5349 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.515 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5273 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5327 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5471 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5569 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5841 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5793 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5821 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5919 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5975 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.519 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5286 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5675 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6029 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.6029 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.6029 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.559 units per square kilometre | 0.5349 units per square kilometre | 0.5747 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5614 units per square kilometre | 0.515 units per square kilometre | 0.5975 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5545 units per square kilometre | 0.519 units per square kilometre | 0.6029 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 129 United States 0.6736 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.6542 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Laos 0.6222 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Mozambique 0.5641 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bhutan 0.5563 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5543 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Africa?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in South Africa was 0.6029 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6029 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.515 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- South Africa ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) 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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) 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.