South Africa: employment to population ratio by gender 2010-2022

In 2022, the employment rate in South Africa was over 40 percent. The share of employed individuals was higher among men than women at 46.1 percent and 35.3 percent, respectively. The employment to population ratio of both genders fluctuated slightly, with the peak being in 2017 during the period under review.

Employment to population ratio in South Africa from 2010 to 2022, by gender

Characteristic	Females	Males
2022	35.3%	46.1%
2021	34.6%	45.2%
2020	36.2%	46.9%
2019	37.9%	49.4%
2018	38.2%	50.3%
2017	38.8%	51%
2016	37.7%	50.8%
2015	38.3%	51.2%
2014	37.4%	49.9%
2013	38%	50.1%
2012	37.7%	50.3%
2011	38.2%	50.6%
2010	35.2%	48.6%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

The source states the following: "The employment-to-population ratio is defined as the proportion of a country’s working-age population that is employed. A high ratio means that a large proportion of a country’s population is employed, while a low ratio means that a large share of the population is not involved directly in market-related activities, because they are either unemployed or (more likely) out of the labor force altogether."

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