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South Africa
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.

Global rank#22out of 134 countries
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Historical trend

12.110.48.66.95.1200620152024South Africa · 2024: 11South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 11 for New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in 2024, ranking #22 globally out of 134 countries.
  • New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) increased from 8 in 2006 to 11 in 2024, a gain of 3.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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