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Female labour force participation rate in South Africa

Latest: 49.9%
Previous: 49.8%
Change: +0.08 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate 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	44.7%
Dec 31, 1991	44.8%
Dec 31, 1992	44.9%
Dec 31, 1993	44.8%
Dec 31, 1994	45.0%
Dec 31, 1995	45.3%
Dec 31, 1996	45.6%
Dec 31, 1997	45.9%
Dec 31, 1998	46.1%
Dec 31, 1999	46.3%
Dec 31, 2000	46.6%
Dec 31, 2001	46.8%
Dec 31, 2002	47.1%
Dec 31, 2003	47.3%
Dec 31, 2004	47.5%
Dec 31, 2005	47.7%
Dec 31, 2006	47.8%
Dec 31, 2007	48.0%
Dec 31, 2008	48.1%
Dec 31, 2009	46.4%
Dec 31, 2010	44.8%
Dec 31, 2011	45.1%
Dec 31, 2012	45.3%
Dec 31, 2013	46.3%
Dec 31, 2014	46.5%
Dec 31, 2015	47.7%
Dec 31, 2016	47.7%
Dec 31, 2017	48.6%
Dec 31, 2018	48.5%
Dec 31, 2019	48.6%
Dec 31, 2020	44.1%
Dec 31, 2021	45.4%
Dec 31, 2022	47.1%
Dec 31, 2023	49.1%
Dec 31, 2024	49.8%
Dec 31, 2025	49.9%

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