# Labor force, total — South Africa
> Latest: 26.73 million persons (2025). Change: +1.4% vs 2024.
- Unit: persons
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1990–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SL.TLF.TOTL.IN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/labor-force-total/ZAF
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 23.48M |
| 2022 | 24.59M |
| 2023 | 25.71M |
| 2024 | 26.36M |
| 2025 | 26.73M |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Labor force, total — South Africa [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/labor-force-total/ZAF. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)