According to a study conducted in 2020, 82 percent of Benin's working population taking part in the survey would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country. The share was high also in Zambia and Cote d'Ivoire - each at 80 percent. In South Africa, 73 percent of the respondents was willing to work remotely without a physical workplace.
Share of people who would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country in selected African countries in 2020
* The source does not specify the exact number of respondents.
Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, and South Africa: 1,000-4,999 respondents.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia: 500-999 respondents.
Benin, Nigeria, and Sudan: 50-499 respondents.
Listed are the countries from which there were more than 100 responses.
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BCG. (March 31, 2021). Share of people who would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country in selected African countries in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271863/willingness-to-would-work-remotely-with-no-physical-presence-in-africa-by-country/
BCG. "Share of people who would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country in selected African countries in 2020." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271863/willingness-to-would-work-remotely-with-no-physical-presence-in-africa-by-country/
BCG. (2021). Share of people who would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country in selected African countries in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271863/willingness-to-would-work-remotely-with-no-physical-presence-in-africa-by-country/
BCG. "Share of People Who Would Work Remotely for An Employer with No Physical Presence in Their Country in Selected African Countries in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271863/willingness-to-would-work-remotely-with-no-physical-presence-in-africa-by-country/
BCG, Share of people who would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country in selected African countries in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271863/willingness-to-would-work-remotely-with-no-physical-presence-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who would work remotely for an employer with no physical presence in their country in selected African countries in 2020 [Graph], BCG, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271863/willingness-to-would-work-remotely-with-no-physical-presence-in-africa-by-country/
