South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2022
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 2019 was 25.60%, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
- South Africa labor force participation rate for 2018 was 25.50%, a 1.38% decline from 2017.
- South Africa labor force participation rate for 2017 was 26.88%, a 0.08% increase from 2016.
- South Africa labor force participation rate for 2016 was 26.80%, a 0.43% decline from 2015.
| South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
25.60% |
0.10% |
| 2018 |
25.50% |
-1.38% |
| 2017 |
26.88% |
0.08% |
| 2016 |
26.80% |
-0.43% |
| 2015 |
27.23% |
1.18% |
| 2014 |
26.05% |
-0.69% |
| 2013 |
26.74% |
0.28% |
| 2012 |
26.46% |
-0.16% |
| 2011 |
26.62% |
-0.68% |
| 2010 |
27.30% |
-1.83% |
| 2009 |
29.13% |
-2.46% |
| 2008 |
31.59% |
0.06% |
| 2007 |
31.53% |
-0.02% |
| 2006 |
31.55% |
-0.16% |
| 2005 |
31.71% |
-0.35% |
| 2004 |
32.06% |
-0.47% |
| 2003 |
32.53% |
-0.58% |
| 2002 |
33.11% |
-0.64% |
| 2001 |
33.75% |
-0.69% |
| 2000 |
34.44% |
-0.99% |
| 1999 |
35.43% |
-1.07% |
| 1998 |
36.50% |
-1.12% |
| 1997 |
37.62% |
-1.08% |
| 1996 |
38.70% |
-1.01% |
| 1995 |
39.71% |
-1.02% |
| 1994 |
40.73% |
-0.87% |
| 1993 |
41.60% |
-0.74% |
| 1992 |
42.34% |
-0.69% |
| 1991 |
43.03% |
-0.67% |
| 1990 |
43.70% |
-0.67% |
