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China 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 , China's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 59.15, compared to South Africa's 49.88. That makes China's value 18.6% higher than South Africa's.

China

Rank #53 of 182 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
59.15
Year-over-year
-0.5%
10-year change
-5.5%
Peak
65.40 (2006)
Trough
59.15 (2025)

South Africa

Rank #118 of 182 globally

South Africa trend
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.