#YouAsked Housing Governance & service delivery How many ‘housing opportunities’ has the South African government provided since 1994? Source GroundUp: Housing in South Africa: How have we done since 1994? Short answer How many ‘housing opportunities’ has the South African government provided since 1994? Since 1994, the South African government has provided about 5 million "housing opportunities”. This includes both brick and mortar houses and serviced plots, which are plots of land with access to piped water and electricity. This effort has been part of the government's initiative to address the ... Back Full answer
Economy How many people are employed in South Africa’s tourism sector? Source Minister Patricia De Lille notes tourism statistics (2023) Short answer How many people are employed in South Africa’s tourism sector? According to the latest available data, the tourism sector in South Africa directly employed 459,533 people in 2020. This was a significant decrease of 41.1% or 320,563 employees compared to 2019. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s unemployment rate? Source Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2023 Short answer What is South Africa’s unemployment rate? According to Statistics South Africa, the official unemployment rate for South Africa in the first quarter of 2023 was recorded at 32.9%. The rate for the second quarter of 2023 was 32.6%. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s youth unemployment rate? Source Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2023 Short answer What is South Africa’s youth unemployment rate? South Africa's youth unemployment rate for the 15-34 age group (NEET) in the second quarter of 2023 was reported to be 34.2%. ... Back Full answer
Housing How many houses did the South African government provide in the last complete five-year term? Source National Department of Human Settlements: Presentation to Portfolio Committee for Human Settlements (22 February 2023) Short answer How many houses did the South African government provide in the last complete five-year term? From 1994 to the end of February 2022, the human settlements sector provided over 3.4 million housing units made up of stand-alone houses and units in multiple storey or multi-unit buildings. According to the human settlements department’s 2019/20 annual report, it provided 76,571 serviced sites a... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy What was South Africa’s gini coefficient in 2020? Source The World Bank: Inequality in Southern Africa: An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union Short answer What was South Africa’s gini coefficient in 2020? The Gini coefficient is a globally used measure of inequality, between individuals or households within an economy. The coefficient ranges from 0 to 1, with 0 representing perfect equality (all individuals have the same income) and 1 representing perfect inequality (where one person has all the inco... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy What is South Africa’s Gini coefficient? Source The World Bank: Inequality in Southern Africa: An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union Short answer What is South Africa’s Gini coefficient? The Gini coefficient is a globally used measure of inequality, among individuals or households within an economy. The coefficient ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 represents perfect equality (all individuals have the same income) and 1 indicates perfect inequality (where one person has all the income and... Back Full answer
Economy What is the average household income in South Africa? Source StatsSA: Quarterly employment statistics (QES) June 2022 Short answer What is the average household income in South Africa? Statistics South Africa has published the latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the second quarter of 2022, showing what workers are getting paid across the various sectors in the country. These figures include the payment of bonuses and overtime. The formal non-agricultural sector saw a q... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s GDP per capita? Source The World Bank: GDP per capita (current US$) - South Africa Short answer What is South Africa’s GDP per capita? After two consecutive quarters of positive growth, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022. The country's GDP per capita (nominal gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population) was US$6,994 in 2021. ... Back Full answer