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South Africa: Labour dependency ratio -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025

2.58Rate · 2027+5.2% since 2017

ILOSTAT POP_2LDR_NOC_RT. Labour dependency ratio -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025 (Rate). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2027.

20002027

Every year

YearValue (Rate)Note
20272.579
20262.58
20252.583
20242.585
20232.621
20222.802
20212.969
20202.829
20192.486
20182.438
20172.451
20162.471
20152.414
20142.493
20132.502
20122.559
20112.589
20102.598
20092.446
20082.296
20072.299
20062.313
20052.334
20042.355
20032.383
20022.405
20012.438
20002.474

Source

Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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ILO (2026). Labour dependency ratio -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-pop-2ldr-noc-rt-rt (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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