South Africa
ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.99% |
| 2024 | 30.41% |
| 2023 | 29.98% |
| 2022 | 31.48% |
| 2021 | 32.09% |
| 2020 | 27.72% |
| 2019 | 26.76% |
| 2018 | 25.11% |
| 2017 | 25.17% |
| 2016 | 24.51% |
| 2015 | 23.17% |
| 2014 | 23.12% |
| 2013 | 22.92% |
| 2012 | 22.81% |
| 2011 | 22.52% |
| 2010 | 22.80% |
| 2009 | 21.86% |
| 2008 | 19.64% |
| 2007 | 19.51% |
| 2006 | 19.56% |
| 2005 | 19.72% |
| 2004 | 19.81% |
| 2003 | 19.93% |
| 2002 | 19.85% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 30.99% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 23.00%, median 21.01%; low 19.51% (2007), high 32.09% (2021).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).