South Africa
ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.66% |
| 2024 | 11.70% |
| 2023 | 10.91% |
| 2022 | 11.26% |
| 2021 | 11.04% |
| 2020 | 10.68% |
| 2019 | 10.67% |
| 2018 | 10.32% |
| 2017 | 9.92% |
| 2016 | 9.59% |
| 2015 | 9.43% |
| 2014 | 8.83% |
| 2013 | 9.53% |
| 2012 | 10.09% |
| 2011 | 10.14% |
| 2010 | 10.15% |
| 2009 | 10.09% |
| 2008 | 10.20% |
| 2007 | 10.40% |
| 2006 | 11.41% |
| 2005 | 11.49% |
| 2004 | 10.69% |
| 2003 | 10.93% |
| 2002 | 11.08% |
Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 11.66% in 2025.
These jobs usually lack formal contracts and social insurance. A high share is not the same as a low wage, but it is the usual companion of informal work. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 11.66% (2025), previous year 11.70% (2024); low 8.83% (2014), high 11.91% (1992).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).