Black African share in Census 2022.
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Statistics
Official data behind the decisions.
Demographics, income, education, inflation and labour-market evidence used across PathLens.
National average household income, IES 2022/23.
Latest full-year annual average stored in the dataset.
Every statistic should travel with provenance.
Longitudinal explorer
Move through observed history and modelled future scenarios
Population compositionOfficial Census / Community Survey observations
2022
Average household incomeNominal annual household income; not adjusted for inflation
2023
Educational attainmentPersons aged 20+ · Stats SA General Household Survey
2024
Demographics
Census 2022 population groups
What this basically means: national population shares are useful context, but they are not the same thing as the workforce profile of a specific occupation, sector or employer.
Income
Average household income, IES 2022/23
Income by educational attainment
Observed household averagesWhat this basically means: higher educational attainment is associated with materially higher household income in this dataset, but these are group averages, not guaranteed earnings for an individual.
Labour market · unemployment
Official unemployment rate by population group
What this basically means: unemployment differs materially across population groups. These are labour-market outcomes, not Employment Equity targets and not rules for selecting candidates.
Labour market · reviewed survey aggregates
QLFS & Labour Market Dynamics
Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Not published: No approved QLFS non-occupation observations with complete reviewed estimator provenance are available.
Labour Market Dynamics
Not published: No approved LMD non-occupation observations with complete reviewed estimator provenance are available.
Labour market · enterprise/payroll
Quarterly Employment Statistics
Not published: No approved QES industry/national observations are available. Candidate/review-required QES rows remain internal until explicitly approved.
Inflation
Annual average CPI inflation
6.4%2016
5.3%2017
4.7%2018
4.1%2019
3.3%2020
4.5%2021
6.9%2022
6%2023
4.4%2024
3.2%2025
Cross-reference
Where these statistics feed the site
Income, salary, attainment and labour-market context.
Representation and unemployment context.
Income thresholds and education context.
Qualification and labour-market context.
Sources
Official statistical sources
Consumer Price Index (P0141)Statistics South Africa
Inflation history and CPI time series.Official source ↗
Census 2022 Statistical ReleaseStatistics South Africa
Population, demographics and educational attainment.Official source ↗
Income & Expenditure Survey 2022/2023Statistics South Africa
Household income by population group and educational attainment.Official source ↗
Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) — publication and unit-record accessStatistics South Africa
Household-based labour-market evidence covering total employment across formal/informal sectors, agriculture, private households and small businesses; candidate aggregates only, with weights/reliability/geography preserved.Official source ↗
Census 2011 Statistical Release (P0301.4)Statistics South Africa
Historical national population-group shares and Census 2011 household context.Official source ↗
Income and Expenditure of Households 2010/2011 (P0100)Statistics South Africa
2011 average annual household income nationally and by population group of household head.Official source ↗
General Household Survey 2024 (P0318)Statistics South Africa
Long-run educational-attainment indicators for persons aged 20 years and older.Official source ↗
General Household Survey 2021Statistics South Africa
2021 educational-attainment marker during the longitudinal series.Official source ↗
Labour Market Dynamics (LMD)Statistics South Africa
Annual labour-market dynamics and earnings evidence constructed from the four QLFS quarters, with earnings variables and annual reference context preserved.Official source ↗
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, P0277)Statistics South Africa
Enterprise-based formal non-agricultural employment, earnings and average monthly earnings evidence; kept explicitly distinct from QLFS household-survey measures.Official source ↗