Youth Unemployment Rate In South Africa 2024. The latest value from 2023 is 50.47 percent, an increase from 49.83 percent in 2022. The unemployment rate refers to the number of people of a working age who do not have a job, are available for work.

Statistics sa says that 3.6 million (35.2%) out of 10.3 million young people aged 15 to 24 years were not in employment, education or training. “the youth (15 to 34 years) remain vulnerable in the labour market;