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Employment to population ratio in South Africa

Latest: 37.6%
Previous: 37.6%
Change: -0.05 (-0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment to population ratio in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	44.6%
Dec 31, 1992	44.4%
Dec 31, 1993	44.4%
Dec 31, 1994	44.6%
Dec 31, 1995	44.9%
Dec 31, 1996	45.0%
Dec 31, 1997	44.9%
Dec 31, 1998	44.6%
Dec 31, 1999	44.3%
Dec 31, 2000	44.2%
Dec 31, 2001	44.1%
Dec 31, 2002	43.9%
Dec 31, 2003	43.7%
Dec 31, 2004	43.6%
Dec 31, 2005	43.5%
Dec 31, 2006	43.5%
Dec 31, 2007	43.4%
Dec 31, 2008	43.3%
Dec 31, 2009	41.3%
Dec 31, 2010	39.4%
Dec 31, 2011	39.3%
Dec 31, 2012	39.5%
Dec 31, 2013	40.0%
Dec 31, 2014	40.0%
Dec 31, 2015	40.9%
Dec 31, 2016	40.2%
Dec 31, 2017	40.4%
Dec 31, 2018	40.3%
Dec 31, 2019	39.5%
Dec 31, 2020	35.8%
Dec 31, 2021	34.3%
Dec 31, 2022	35.7%
Dec 31, 2023	37.4%
Dec 31, 2024	37.6%
Dec 31, 2025	37.6%

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