South Africa Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
61.20% decade average (2020-2029)

South Africa's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 59.61% (2020) to 65.45% (2021), averaging 61.20% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 59.61% +2.29pp 185th
2021 65.45% +5.84pp 185th
2022 61.68% −3.77pp 184th
2023 60.26% −1.42pp 182nd
2024 60.25% −0.01pp 180th
2025 59.93% −0.32pp 180th