Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24, South Africa

62.8% in Q2 2026

56.0%58.0%60.0%62.0%64.0%66.0%Q1 2022: 63.9%63.9%Q2 2022: 64.8%64.8%Q3 2022: 63.2%Q4 2022: 62.7%Q1 2023: 63.5%Q2 2023: 63.9%Q3 2023: 62.8%Q4 2023: 62.1%Q1 2024: 61.8%Q2 2024: 62.4%Q3 2024: 62.0%Q4 2024: 61.5%Q1 2025: 62.3%Q2 2025: 62.2%Q3 2025: 58.5%Q4 2025: 57.0%Q1 2026: 60.9%Q2 2026: 62.8%62.8%Q1 2022Q2 2026
56.0%58.0%60.0%62.0%64.0%66.0%Q1 2022: 63.9%63.9%Q2 2022: 64.8%64.8%Q3 2022: 63.2%Q4 2022: 62.7%Q1 2023: 63.5%Q2 2023: 63.9%Q3 2023: 62.8%Q4 2023: 62.1%Q1 2024: 61.8%Q2 2024: 62.4%Q3 2024: 62.0%Q4 2024: 61.5%Q1 2025: 62.3%Q2 2025: 62.2%Q3 2025: 58.5%Q4 2025: 57.0%Q1 2026: 60.9%Q2 2026: 62.8%62.8%Q1 2022Q2 2026
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24, every value
PeriodValue
Q1 202263.9%
Q2 202264.8%
Q3 202263.2%
Q4 202262.7%
Q1 202363.5%
Q2 202363.9%
Q3 202362.8%
Q4 202362.1%
Q1 202461.8%
Q2 202462.4%
Q3 202462.0%
Q4 202461.5%
Q1 202562.3%
Q2 202562.2%
Q3 202558.5%
Q4 202557.0%
Q1 202660.9%
Q2 202662.8%

Source: Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Quarter 2: 2026 (P0211), Table 2.2, page 26, released 11 August 2026. Data and citation on SA Data Hub