Population of working age in South Africa 2020-2023, by gender
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the number of women in South Africa of working age almost reached almost 20.7 million, while the number of men of working age reached roughly 20.4 million. This is marking a year-on-year change of 1.3 percent and 1.4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, respectively.