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Youth: Government Resources: Library Guide: Statistics

A guide to sources of government and international governmental organisations on youth issues.

Statistics

Statistics South Africa. Marginalised Groups Series VII: The Social Profile of the Youth, 2014-2024. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2025. (Report No. 03-19-09)

Statistics South Africa. Youth in South Africa, 2024. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2024. (Report No. 03-00-21 (2024))

National Youth Development Agency. Census 2022 Analysis, October 2023. Woodmead, Johannesburg: National Youth Development Agency, 2023. 

Also use statistical reports such as the Population Census and the General Household Survey.

Statistics South Africa. Marginalised Groups Series V: the Social Profile of the Youth, 2014–2020. Pretoria : Statistics South Africa, 2022. (Report no. 03-19-07)

Statistics South Africa. Marginalised groups indicator report, 2018 onwards. Pretoria : Statistics South Africa (Report no. 03-19-05) Shelf no. G 68 A.MARG s.2022/5 (2019 onwards)

Statistics South Africa. Labour market dynamics in South Africa. Published for 2008 onwards.

Statistics South Africa. Demographic Profile of Adolescents in South Africa. Pretoria : Statistics South Africa, 2018 (Report  03-00-10)

Statistics South Africa. Survey of activities of young people, 2015. Pretoria : Statistics South Africa, 2017.

Statistics South Africa, issuing body. Vulnerable Groups Series I: The Social Profile of the Youth, 2009‐2014Pretoria, South Africa :   Statistics South Africa,   2016. Shelf no. G 68 A.SOCI.16.VULN

Statistics South Africa. Vulnerable groups indicator report, 201620152014Pretoria : Statistics South Africa. (Report No. 13-09-02)

Statistics South Africa, issuing body.    Morbidity and mortality patterns among the youth of South Africa, 2013 /    Pretoria, South Africa :   Statistics South Africa,   2015. G 68 A.YOUT.15.MORB

Statistics South Africa.2015. National and provincial labour market: Youth Q1: 2008–Q1: 2015 

Statistics South Africa. National and provincial labour market: youth, Q1 2008-Q1 2014 (Statistical release P0211.4.2) G 68 A.LABO.13.NATI

Social profile of vulnerable groups, 2002-2012. Chapter 3, Social profile of youth, p. 35-61. Pretoria : Statistics South Africa, 2013. (Report ; no. 03-19-00) 

South African Race Relations Institute.South Africa survey, 2013 GR 323.16805 SURV  Employment by age group, 2013, p. 263; Unemployment by age group, 2013, p. 271; Unemployment numbers and rates by age, race, and sex, 2013 (official definition), p. 272; Unemployment numbers and rates by age, race, and sex, 2013 (expanded definition)

Statistics South Africa. Quarterly labour force survey   G 68 A.LABO.FORC