Australia vs South Africa: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Australia's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 62.51, compared to South Africa's 49.88. That makes Australia's value 25.3% higher than South Africa's.
Australia
Rank #32 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 62.51
- Year-over-year
- -0.2%
- 10-year change
- +5.7%
- Peak
- 62.65 (2024)
- Trough
- 57.58 (2006)
South Africa
Rank #118 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 49.88
- Year-over-year
- +0.2%
- 10-year change
- +4.5%
- Peak
- 49.88 (2025)
- Trough
- 44.15 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), CC BY 4.0.