South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 22.43%, a 1.66% increase from 2020.
- South Africa labor force participation rate for 2020 was 20.77%, a 4.75% decline from 2019.
- South Africa labor force participation rate for 2019 was 25.52%, a 0.27% increase from 2018.
- South Africa labor force participation rate for 2018 was 25.25%, a 1.24% decline from 2017.
| South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
22.43% |
1.66% |
| 2020 |
20.77% |
-4.75% |
| 2019 |
25.52% |
0.27% |
| 2018 |
25.25% |
-1.24% |
| 2017 |
26.50% |
0.25% |
| 2016 |
26.24% |
-0.24% |
| 2015 |
26.49% |
1.31% |
| 2014 |
25.17% |
-0.55% |
| 2013 |
25.72% |
0.32% |
| 2012 |
25.40% |
-0.19% |
| 2011 |
25.59% |
-0.74% |
| 2010 |
26.33% |
-2.00% |
| 2009 |
28.33% |
-2.73% |
| 2008 |
31.05% |
-0.40% |
| 2007 |
31.46% |
-0.47% |
| 2006 |
31.93% |
-0.58% |
| 2005 |
32.51% |
-0.80% |
| 2004 |
33.31% |
-0.92% |
| 2003 |
34.23% |
-1.00% |
| 2002 |
35.23% |
-0.99% |
| 2001 |
36.22% |
-0.96% |
| 2000 |
37.18% |
-1.25% |
| 1999 |
38.43% |
-1.24% |
| 1998 |
39.66% |
-1.21% |
| 1997 |
40.87% |
-1.13% |
| 1996 |
42.00% |
-1.06% |
| 1995 |
43.06% |
-1.22% |
| 1994 |
44.28% |
-1.11% |
| 1993 |
45.39% |
-1.04% |
| 1992 |
46.43% |
-1.01% |
| 1991 |
47.43% |
-0.90% |
| 1990 |
48.33% |
-0.90% |
