South Africa Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
13.92% decade average (1980-1989)

South Africa's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 9.24% (1980) to 17.83% (1989), averaging 13.92% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 9.24% 36th
1981 9.82% +0.58pp 35th
1982 10.76% +0.93pp 34th
1983 12.54% +1.79pp 41st
1984 13.72% +1.18pp 44th
1985 15.45% +1.73pp 50th
1986 16.05% +0.60pp 52nd
1987 16.59% +0.54pp 53rd
1988 17.24% +0.65pp 56th
1989 17.83% +0.59pp 60th