As of 2019, approximately 10.68 million out of South Africa's 17.16 million households drew their income from regular salaries, wages or commissions. 7.9 million households received social grants paid by the government for citizens in need of state support.
Different sources of income for households in South Africa in 2019
(in 1,000s)
The source mentioned that more than one source of income was possible per household and that values based on three or less unweighted cases were considered too small to provide accurate estimates and therefore replaced by asterisks.
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Statistics South Africa. (December 17, 2020). Different sources of income for households in South Africa in 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116082/sources-of-income-for-households-in-south-africa/
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Statistics South Africa. (2020). Different sources of income for households in South Africa in 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116082/sources-of-income-for-households-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Different Sources of Income for Households in South Africa in 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116082/sources-of-income-for-households-in-south-africa/
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