In 2024, the female unemployment rate in the region of Southern Africa stood at around 29 percent. The rate among men was lower, at 25.7 percent. The projection for 2025 showed a similar trend, although the overall unemployment rate would increase. In 2025, male unemployment in the region would be 26.1 percent, compared to 29.35 percent for women.
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ILO. (May 23, 2024). Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324380/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa-by-gender/
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ILO. (2024). Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324380/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa-by-gender/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324380/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa-by-gender/
ILO, Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324380/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025, by gender [Graph], ILO, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324380/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa-by-gender/