ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in South Africa
South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 31.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in South Africa stood at 31.91 %.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in South Africa peaked at 35.01 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.91 %, in 2003.
South Africa ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 27.99 % | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 28.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.91 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 29.93 % | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 29.65 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 30.26 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 30.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.7 % | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 32.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.01 % | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 33.35 % | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 33.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.51 % | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 31.22 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34.15 % | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 31.04 % | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 32.39 % | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 34.17 % | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 32.24 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 32.6 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.26 % | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 32.05 % | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 32.53 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 31.91 % | -1.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 31.91 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.42 %, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 31.91 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5 %, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.21 % | 27.91 % | 32.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.85 % | 31.04 % | 35.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.67 % | 29.26 % | 32.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in South Africa?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in South Africa was 31.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.01 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.91 % in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.