Belgium vs South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Belgium
17.1 %
in 2024
South Africa
17.9 %
in 2024
Belgium rank
49th
South Africa rank
48th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of over time

  • Belgium
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 17.9 % against 17.1 % in Belgium, a difference of 0.8 %.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

Belgium ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 48th of 72 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 17.1 % 21.1 % 4 % South Africa
2010s 16.57 % 18.95 % 2.38 % South Africa
2020s 17.32 % 17.84 % 0.52 % South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Belgium or South Africa?
South Africa, at 17.9 % against 17.1 % in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Belgium and South Africa?
0.8 %, 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 — share of employment by status of?
Belgium ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 48th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.