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Labour force participation rate in South Africa

Latest: 55.6%
Previous: 55.6%
Change: +0.01 (+0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	58.1%
Dec 31, 1991	58.0%
Dec 31, 1992	58.0%
Dec 31, 1993	58.0%
Dec 31, 1994	57.9%
Dec 31, 1995	58.0%
Dec 31, 1996	58.0%
Dec 31, 1997	58.0%
Dec 31, 1998	57.7%
Dec 31, 1999	57.5%
Dec 31, 2000	57.3%
Dec 31, 2001	57.0%
Dec 31, 2002	56.7%
Dec 31, 2003	56.5%
Dec 31, 2004	56.3%
Dec 31, 2005	56.1%
Dec 31, 2006	56.0%
Dec 31, 2007	55.9%
Dec 31, 2008	55.8%
Dec 31, 2009	54.0%
Dec 31, 2010	52.3%
Dec 31, 2011	52.2%
Dec 31, 2012	52.5%
Dec 31, 2013	53.1%
Dec 31, 2014	53.3%
Dec 31, 2015	54.6%
Dec 31, 2016	54.7%
Dec 31, 2017	55.4%
Dec 31, 2018	55.2%
Dec 31, 2019	55.3%
Dec 31, 2020	50.5%
Dec 31, 2021	52.0%
Dec 31, 2022	53.5%
Dec 31, 2023	55.0%
Dec 31, 2024	55.6%
Dec 31, 2025	55.6%

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