The youth unemployment rate in South Africa, which measures job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, fell to a two-year low of 58.5% in Q3 2025, compared to 62.2% in the previous quarter. Youth Unemployment Rate in South Africa averaged 56.58 percent from 2013 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 66.50 percent in the third quarter of 2021 and a record low of 48.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014. source: Statistics South Africa
Youth Unemployment Rate in South Africa is expected to be 59.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 58.00 percent in 2026 and 60.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.