In the fourth quarter of 2023, the number of women in South Africa of working age almost reached almost 20.7 million, while the number of men of working age reached roughly 20.4 million. This is marking a year-on-year change of 1.3 percent and 1.4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, respectively.
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Population of working age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by gender
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Women
Men
Q4 2023
20,664
20,357
Q3 2023
20,599
20,287
Q2 2023
20,532
20,214
Q1 2023
20,463
20,140
Q4 2022
20,395
20,067
Q3 2022
20,327
19,995
Q2 2022
20,257
19,920
Q1 2022
20,187
19,846
Q4 2021
20,117
19,771
Q3 2021
20,047
19,698
Q2 2021
19,977
19,623
Q1 2021
19,907
19,548
Q4 2020
19,837
19,474
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Population of working age in thousandsWomenMenQ1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020Q1 2021Q2 2021Q3 2021Q4 2021Q1 2022Q2 2022Q3 2022Q4 2022Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023
05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000
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Statistics South Africa. (February 20, 2024). Population of working age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129143/population-of-working-age-by-gender-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Population of working age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129143/population-of-working-age-by-gender-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. (2024). Population of working age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129143/population-of-working-age-by-gender-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Population of Working Age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129143/population-of-working-age-by-gender-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa, Population of working age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129143/population-of-working-age-by-gender-in-south-africa/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Population of working age in South Africa from Q1 2020 to Q4 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129143/population-of-working-age-by-gender-in-south-africa/
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