South Africa – Labor Force Total

South Africa Labor Force Total

South Africa labor force total data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 26.73 million.

COUNTRY: South Africa

UNIT: people

SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources

UPDATED: 2026-09-14 05:09:21

GM ECONOMY RATING

South Africa · Economic Stability Rating

Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.

58 / 100

Moderate stability

Fiscal stability

9.0 / 25

Macroeconomic stability

8.9 / 20

External stability

9.0 / 15

Financial robustness

13.0 / 15

Structural stability

15.0 / 15

Future capacity

4.0 / 10

Demographic capacity

2.0 / 5

Method: GM Economy multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 100% of weighted inputs available.

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