Labour Force (Total) rose 5.74% to 22.4 mil in South Africa in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in South Africa reached an all time high of 22.9 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 14.4 mil in 1990. When compared to South Africa's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Botswana amounted to 1.05 mil, 0.956 mil in Lesotho, 0.939 mil in Namibia and 0.383 mil in Swaziland in 2021.
South Africa has been ranked 29th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.906 | 0.929 | 0.954 | 0.978 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.894 | 0.906 | 0.919 | 0.933 | 0.947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 0.881 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.903 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.364 | 0.368 | 0.372 | 0.377 | 0.382 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 6.84 | 7.02 | 7.21 | 7.40 | 7.59 |
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