Total population that are between the ages of 15 and 64 in South Africa

Period	Working age population	Change
2021	38,815,757	441,741
2020	38,374,016	440,438
2019	37,933,578	396,562
2018	37,537,016	337,014
2017	37,200,002	74,753
2016	37,274,755	232,857
2015	37,041,898	779,521
2014	36,262,377	520,614
2013	35,741,763	418,302
2012	35,323,461	457,122
2011	34,866,339	496,329
2010	34,370,010	501,899
2009	33,868,111	497,371
2008	33,370,740	508,467
2007	32,862,273	531,250
2006	32,331,023	554,727
2005	31,776,296	600,821
2004	31,175,475	663,742
2003	30,511,733	707,827
2002	29,803,906	722,763
2001	29,081,143	711,165
2000	28,369,978	705,271
1999	27,664,707	699,388
1998	26,965,319	690,965
1997	26,274,354	626,161
1996	25,648,193	545,447
1995	25,102,746	503,728
1994	24,599,018	429,749
1993	24,169,269	351,163
1992	23,818,106	350,120
1991	23,467,986	481,905
1990	22,986,081	629,605
1989	22,356,476	693,099
1988	21,663,377	730,529
1987	20,932,848	765,129
1986	20,167,719	738,919
1985	19,428,800	654,027
1984	18,774,773	586,920
1983	18,187,853	530,884
1982	17,656,969	478,610
1981	17,178,359	490,127
1980	16,688,232	522,194
1979	16,166,038	522,641
1978	15,643,397	520,561
1977	15,122,836	468,463
1976	14,654,373	427,203
1975	14,227,170	431,112
1974	13,796,058	430,953
1973	13,365,105	425,943
1972	12,939,162	405,375
1971	12,533,787	374,292
1970	12,159,495	353,671
1969	11,805,824	349,900
1968	11,455,924	342,720
1967	11,113,204	329,881
1966	10,783,323	319,612
1965	10,463,711	311,798
1964	10,151,913	313,580
1963	9,838,333	312,304
1962	9,526,029	294,867
1961	9,231,162	282,536
1960	8,948,626	254,394
1959	8,694,232	194,661
1958	8,499,571	168,746
1957	8,330,825	171,579
1956	8,159,246	158,849
1955	8,000,397	145,981
1954	7,854,416	132,013
1953	7,722,403	134,441
1952	7,587,962	148,507
1951	7,439,455	151,875
1950	7,287,580