South Africa vs United Kingdom: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 61.74, compared to United Kingdom's 65.60. That makes South Africa's value 5.9% lower than United Kingdom's.
South Africa
Rank #155 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 61.74
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- -0.7%
- Peak
- 65.34 (2006)
- Trough
- 57.53 (2020)
United Kingdom
Rank #129 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 65.60
- Year-over-year
- -0.3%
- 10-year change
- -3.7%
- Peak
- 69.41 (2008)
- Trough
- 65.60 (2025)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.MA.ZS), CC BY 4.0.