South Africa Average Female Labor Participation 1990-2025
46.71%
South Africa's average female labor participation from 1990 to 2025 was 46.71%, based on 36 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.88% | +0.08pp | 118th |
| 2024 | 49.80% | +0.75pp | 119th |
| 2023 | 49.05% | +1.93pp | 122nd |
| 2022 | 47.12% | +1.71pp | 128th |
| 2021 | 45.41% | +1.26pp | 131st |
| 2020 | 44.15% | −4.43pp | 132nd |
| 2019 | 48.58% | +0.06pp | 125th |
| 2018 | 48.52% | −0.11pp | 125th |
| 2017 | 48.63% | +0.89pp | 122nd |
| 2016 | 47.74% | +0.02pp | 124th |
| 2015 | 47.72% | +1.22pp | 125th |
| 2014 | 46.49% | +0.22pp | 128th |
| 2013 | 46.27% | +0.94pp | 127th |
| 2012 | 45.33% | +0.18pp | 129th |
| 2011 | 45.15% | +0.39pp | 130th |
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