Activity rate (South Africa): 55.6 % in 2024, the latest available value.
25 observations from 2000 to 2024. Source: World Bank.
Share of people aged 15-64 in the labour market (employed or seeking work); measures engagement in working life.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.6 % |
| 2023 | 55 % |
| 2022 | 53.5 % |
| 2021 | 52 % |
| 2020 | 50.5 % |
| 2019 | 55.3 % |
| 2018 | 55.2 % |
| 2017 | 55.4 % |
| 2016 | 54.7 % |
| 2015 | 54.6 % |
| 2014 | 53.3 % |
| 2013 | 53.1 % |
| 2012 | 52.5 % |
| 2011 | 52.2 % |
| 2010 | 52.3 % |
| 2009 | 54 % |
| 2008 | 55.8 % |
| 2007 | 55.9 % |
| 2006 | 56 % |
| 2005 | 56.1 % |
| 2004 | 56.3 % |
| 2003 | 56.5 % |
| 2002 | 56.7 % |
| 2001 | 57 % |
| 2000 | 57.3 % |