Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 34, South Africa

47.4% in Q2 2026

42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%Q1 2022: 46.2%46.2%Q2 2022: 47.8%47.8%Q3 2022: 46.5%Q4 2022: 45.9%Q1 2023: 47.1%Q2 2023: 47.4%Q3 2023: 46.9%Q4 2023: 46.2%Q1 2024: 45.8%Q2 2024: 46.3%Q3 2024: 46.1%Q4 2024: 45.7%Q1 2025: 46.8%Q2 2025: 46.1%Q3 2025: 43.7%Q4 2025: 43.8%Q1 2026: 45.9%Q2 2026: 47.4%47.4%Q1 2022Q2 2026
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%Q1 2022: 46.2%46.2%Q2 2022: 47.8%47.8%Q3 2022: 46.5%Q4 2022: 45.9%Q1 2023: 47.1%Q2 2023: 47.4%Q3 2023: 46.9%Q4 2023: 46.2%Q1 2024: 45.8%Q2 2024: 46.3%Q3 2024: 46.1%Q4 2024: 45.7%Q1 2025: 46.8%Q2 2025: 46.1%Q3 2025: 43.7%Q4 2025: 43.8%Q1 2026: 45.9%Q2 2026: 47.4%47.4%Q1 2022Q2 2026
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 34, every value
PeriodValue
Q1 202246.2%
Q2 202247.8%
Q3 202246.5%
Q4 202245.9%
Q1 202347.1%
Q2 202347.4%
Q3 202346.9%
Q4 202346.2%
Q1 202445.8%
Q2 202446.3%
Q3 202446.1%
Q4 202445.7%
Q1 202546.8%
Q2 202546.1%
Q3 202543.7%
Q4 202543.8%
Q1 202645.9%
Q2 202647.4%

Source: Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Quarter 2: 2026 (P0211), calculated by SA Data Hub from Table 2.2, pages 26 and 27 (15 to 24 and 25 to 34), released 11 August 2026. Data and citation on SA Data Hub