The number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa was close to 2.9 million in 2019. The majority of employees in the industry were Black Africans, with around 2.2 million individuals. Notably, this represented 75.1 percent of the employment in tourism. Colored and White people followed with around 300.3 thousand and 282.7 thousand tourism workers, respectively.
Number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa as of 2019, by population group
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Statistics South Africa. (November 30, 2021). Number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa as of 2019, by population group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292372/employment-in-tourism-by-population-group-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa as of 2019, by population group." Chart. November 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292372/employment-in-tourism-by-population-group-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. (2021). Number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa as of 2019, by population group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292372/employment-in-tourism-by-population-group-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of People Employed in The Tourism Industry in South Africa as of 2019, by Population Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292372/employment-in-tourism-by-population-group-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa, Number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa as of 2019, by population group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292372/employment-in-tourism-by-population-group-in-south-africa/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Number of people employed in the tourism industry in South Africa as of 2019, by population group [Graph], Statistics South Africa, November 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292372/employment-in-tourism-by-population-group-in-south-africa/
