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South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • South Africa labor force participation rate for 2022 was 29.82%, a 3.32% increase from 2021.
  • South Africa labor force participation rate for 2021 was 26.50%, a 0.35% increase from 2020.
  • South Africa labor force participation rate for 2020 was 26.15%, a 3.58% decline from 2019.
  • South Africa labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.73%, a 0.12% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 29.82% 3.32%
2021 26.50% 0.35%
2020 26.15% -3.58%
2019 29.73% 0.12%
2018 29.61% -1.82%
2017 31.43% 0.42%
2016 31.01% 0.32%
2015 30.69% 2.27%
2014 28.42% -1.16%
2013 29.58% 0.17%
2012 29.41% -0.48%
2011 29.89% 1.67%
2010 28.22% -4.47%
2009 32.70% -2.57%
2008 35.27% -0.35%
2007 35.61% -0.46%
2006 36.08% -0.61%
2005 36.68% -0.84%
2004 37.52% -0.98%
2003 38.50% -1.07%
2002 39.57% -1.07%
2001 40.64% -1.02%
2000 41.66% -1.32%
1999 42.99% -1.28%
1998 44.27% -1.23%
1997 45.49% -1.17%
1996 46.66% -1.12%
1995 47.78% -1.22%
1994 49.00% -1.11%
1993 50.11% -0.99%
1992 51.11% -0.91%
1991 52.01% 52.01%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%