In 2022, there were nearly 7.88 million unemployed people in South Africa. In the period in review, the number of unemployed men was higher than that of women. Overall, unemployment in South Africa for both genders followed a yearly incrementing trend, dropping only in 2020.
Number of unemployed people in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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ILO. (March 14, 2022). Number of unemployed people in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297095/number-of-unemployed-people-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of unemployed people in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297095/number-of-unemployed-people-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ILO. (2022). Number of unemployed people in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297095/number-of-unemployed-people-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of Unemployed People in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297095/number-of-unemployed-people-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ILO, Number of unemployed people in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297095/number-of-unemployed-people-in-south-africa-by-gender/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Number of unemployed people in South Africa from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, March 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297095/number-of-unemployed-people-in-south-africa-by-gender/
