South Africa vs United Kingdom: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 49.88, compared to United Kingdom's 57.33. That makes South Africa's value 13.0% lower than United Kingdom's.
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)
United Kingdom
Rank #62 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 57.33
- Year-over-year
- -0.3%
- 10-year change
- +1.1%
- Peak
- 58.28 (2020)
- Trough
- 55.15 (2007)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), CC BY 4.0.