2022 saw a unemployment rate of 32.1% in South Africa, a decrease of 1.2% (-3.5%).
Unemployment rate in South Africa
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Data availability:
Regions:
187
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,535
Measure:
%
South Africa Unemployment rate between 1998 and 2023
| Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 34% | +5% |
| 2020 | 29% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -0% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25% |