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South Africa Female Labor Participation 2020s

Name: South Africa Female Labor Participation 2020s
Creator: World Bank
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Female labor force participation rate · World Bank

47.57% decade average (2020-2029)

South Africa's female labor participation during the 2020s ranged from 44.15% (2020) to 49.88% (2025), averaging 47.57% over 6 years of data.

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2020s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	44.15%	−4.43pp	132nd
2021	45.41%	+1.26pp	131st
2022	47.12%	+1.71pp	128th
2023	49.05%	+1.93pp	122nd
2024	49.80%	+0.75pp	119th
2025	49.88%	+0.08pp	118th