Unemployment rate (ILO) (South Africa): 32.3 % in 2024, the latest available value.
25 observations from 2000 to 2024. Source: World Bank.
Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.3 % |
| 2023 | 32.1 % |
| 2022 | 33.3 % |
| 2021 | 34 % |
| 2020 | 29.2 % |
| 2019 | 28.5 % |
| 2018 | 26.9 % |
| 2017 | 27 % |
| 2016 | 26.5 % |
| 2015 | 25.1 % |
| 2014 | 24.9 % |
| 2013 | 24.6 % |
| 2012 | 24.7 % |
| 2011 | 24.6 % |
| 2010 | 24.7 % |
| 2009 | 23.5 % |
| 2008 | 22.4 % |
| 2007 | 22.3 % |
| 2006 | 22.3 % |
| 2005 | 22.5 % |
| 2004 | 22.6 % |
| 2003 | 22.7 % |
| 2002 | 22.6 % |
| 2001 | 22.7 % |
| 2000 | 22.8 % |