Belgium vs South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas

Belgium
5.51 1000 No
in 2024
South Africa
7.78 1000 No
in 2024
Belgium rank
64th
South Africa rank
61st

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas over time

  • Belgium
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.78 1000 No against 5.51 1000 No in Belgium, a difference of 2.27 1000 No.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 78 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.815 1000 No 22.09 1000 No 21.27 1000 No South Africa
2010s 2.56 1000 No 21.86 1000 No 19.3 1000 No South Africa
2020s 3.83 1000 No 22.82 1000 No 18.99 1000 No South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas, Belgium or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7.78 1000 No against 5.51 1000 No in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas between Belgium and South Africa?
2.27 1000 No, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Belgium ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,479 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.