Care employees in South Africa
South Africa: Care employees was 3,577 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Care employees in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 3,577 for care employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care employees in South Africa peaked at 3,577 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,224, in 2002.
South Africa ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Care employees in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,645 | — |
| 2001 | 1,294 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 1,224 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1,265 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,315 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,329 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,329 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,435 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 2,887 | +101.2% |
| 2009 | 2,929 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,857 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2,929 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,041 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3,162 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3,329 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3,475 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,450 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,481 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,552 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,550 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,300 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 3,259 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3,445 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 3,572 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 3,577 | +0.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 3,577 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 720.37, 5.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 3,577 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 465.87, 7.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Care employees in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +101.2% | 1,435 | 2,887 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,665 | 1,224 | 2,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,283 | 2,857 | 3,552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,430 | 3,259 | 3,577 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More gender data for South Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,151 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6591 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,011 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,011 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 570,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 589,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 570,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 589,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 569,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care employees in South Africa?
- Care employees in South Africa was 3,577 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employees recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,577 in 2024.
- What is the lowest care employees recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,224 in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for care employees?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is care employees rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Care employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.