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China vs South Africa: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 69.85, compared to South Africa's 61.74. That makes China's value 13.1% higher than South Africa's.

China

Rank #90 of 182 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
69.85
Year-over-year
-0.6%
10-year change
-7.9%
Peak
79.02 (2006)
Trough
69.85 (2025)

South Africa

Rank #155 of 182 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2025)
61.74
Year-over-year
-0.1%
10-year change
-0.7%
Peak
65.34 (2006)
Trough
57.53 (2020)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.MA.ZS), CC BY 4.0.