Estimates suggest that 48 percent of Africa's rural population was paid below or at the minimum wage as of 2019. On the other hand, 38 percent of the people living in rural areas earned more than the minimum wage.
Share of rural population earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019
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Share of rural population
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ILO. (December 2, 2020). Share of rural population earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263101/share-of-rural-population-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO. "Share of rural population earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019." Chart. December 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263101/share-of-rural-population-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO. (2020). Share of rural population earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263101/share-of-rural-population-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO. "Share of Rural Population Earning below or above The Minimum Wage in Africa as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263101/share-of-rural-population-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/
ILO, Share of rural population earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263101/share-of-rural-population-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of rural population earning below or above the minimum wage in Africa as of 2019 [Graph], ILO, December 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263101/share-of-rural-population-earning-below-or-above-the-minimum-wage-in-africa/