South Africa's Unemployment Rate: 35.6%

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The unemployment rate in South Africa is 35.6%.

Did you know that population data for South Africa is rated as Grade C quality?

South Africa last conducted a national census in 2011 and 88.6% of births are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how South Africa compares to other countries around the globe and in .

Unemployment Rate: South Africa


Source: IMF & World Economics
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Demographic Indicators: South Africa 2020 2021 2022 2023
Unemployment Rate (%) 29.2 34.3 34.6 35.6
Population Annual Growth Rate (%) 1.28 1.24 1.19 1.15
Total Population (Millions) 59,308,690.0 60,041,996.0 60,756,134.0 61,452,696.0



Latest data: Data
Age Dependency Ratio: Young (2020, %) 38.4
Age Dependency Ratio: Old (2020, %) 9.9
Age Dependency Ratio: Total (2020, %) 48.3
Last Census Year (Most recent value) 2011
Registration of Births (Most recent value, %) 88.6




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