947:
868:
911:
856:
921:
906:
966:
901:
681:
849:
834:
926:
720:
931:
936:
916:
842:
1039:
1034:
1013:
961:
891:
1044:
982:
37:
992:
17:
794:
587:
562:
287:
259:
807:
750:
714:
737:
701:
1049:
946:
987:
873:
25:
383:
Since the creation of the current provinces in 1994 there have been three censuses, in 1996, 2001 and 2011.
974:
36:, which contains less than 3%. The following table shows the provincial populations according to the
813:
803:
746:
710:
1028:
1008:
612:
437:
315:
119:
33:
877:
867:
487:
462:
175:
147:
21:
537:
231:
32:, which contains over 20% of the national population, to the mostly-desert
512:
412:
203:
91:
29:
766:
838:
40:, the 2016 Community Survey, and the most recent 2022 Census.
28:. They vary widely in population, from the mostly-urban
709:. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. p. 18.
682:
List of South
African provinces by population density
1001:
954:
884:
767:"Statistics South Africa | Census Dissemination"
850:
8:
802:. Statistics South Africa. 2003. p. 6.
745:. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2016.
857:
843:
835:
385:
47:
693:
635:
400:
394:
789:
787:
7:
1040:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
1035:Lists of provinces of South Africa
14:
726:from the original on 13 May 2015.
945:
866:
739:Community Survey 2016 in Brief
1:
1045:Demographics of South Africa
796:Census 2001: Census in brief
703:Census 2011: Census in brief
1014:Vehicle registration plates
1066:
943:
339:
62:
59:
56:
53:
50:
18:election of 27 April 1994
872:Lists relating to the
60:2016 community survey
24:has been divided into
902:by population density
771:census.statssa.gov.za
38:2011 National Census
1050:Lists by population
927:by life expectancy
1022:
1021:
932:by fertility rate
912:by GDP per capita
673:
672:
376:
375:
1057:
1009:ISO 3166-2 codes
978:
970:
949:
937:by highest point
871:
870:
859:
852:
845:
836:
829:
828:
826:
824:
818:
812:. Archived from
801:
791:
782:
781:
779:
777:
763:
757:
756:
744:
734:
728:
727:
725:
708:
698:
386:
48:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1025:
1024:
1023:
1018:
997:
976:
968:
967:Administrators
950:
941:
917:by poverty rate
880:
865:
863:
833:
832:
822:
820:
816:
810:
799:
793:
792:
785:
775:
773:
765:
764:
760:
753:
742:
736:
735:
731:
723:
717:
706:
700:
699:
695:
690:
678:
381:
379:Historical data
46:
12:
11:
5:
1063:
1061:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1027:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1005:
1003:
999:
998:
996:
995:
993:Municipalities
990:
985:
980:
972:
964:
958:
956:
952:
951:
944:
942:
940:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
888:
886:
882:
881:
864:
862:
861:
854:
847:
839:
831:
830:
808:
783:
758:
751:
729:
715:
692:
691:
689:
686:
685:
684:
677:
674:
671:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
634:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
615:
609:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
584:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
559:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
534:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
509:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
484:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
459:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
434:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
409:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
380:
377:
374:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
348:
343:
337:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
313:
309:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
285:
281:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
257:
253:
252:
249:
246:
243:
240:
237:
234:
229:
225:
224:
221:
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
201:
197:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
173:
169:
168:
165:
162:
159:
156:
153:
150:
145:
141:
140:
137:
134:
131:
128:
125:
122:
117:
113:
112:
109:
106:
103:
100:
97:
94:
89:
85:
84:
81:
78:
75:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
58:
55:
52:
45:
42:
26:nine provinces
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1062:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1000:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
973:
971:
965:
963:
960:
959:
957:
953:
948:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
897:by population
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
883:
879:
875:
869:
860:
855:
853:
848:
846:
841:
840:
837:
819:on 5 May 2005
815:
811:
809:0-621-34293-9
805:
798:
797:
790:
788:
784:
772:
768:
762:
759:
754:
752:9780621449785
748:
741:
740:
733:
730:
722:
718:
716:9780621413885
712:
705:
704:
697:
694:
687:
683:
680:
679:
675:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
614:
613:Northern Cape
611:
610:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
589:
586:
585:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
564:
561:
560:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
539:
536:
535:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
464:
461:
460:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
439:
438:KwaZulu-Natal
436:
435:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
414:
411:
410:
406:
403:
397:
391:
388:
387:
384:
378:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
342:
338:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
317:
316:Northern Cape
314:
311:
310:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
289:
286:
283:
282:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
261:
258:
255:
254:
250:
247:
244:
241:
238:
235:
233:
230:
227:
226:
222:
219:
216:
213:
210:
207:
205:
202:
199:
198:
194:
191:
188:
185:
182:
179:
177:
174:
171:
170:
166:
163:
160:
157:
154:
151:
149:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
132:
129:
126:
123:
121:
120:KwaZulu-Natal
118:
115:
114:
110:
107:
104:
101:
98:
95:
93:
90:
87:
86:
82:
79:
76:
73:
70:
67:
66:
49:
43:
41:
39:
35:
34:Northern Cape
31:
27:
23:
19:
983:Legislatures
977:(since 1994)
896:
878:South Africa
821:. Retrieved
814:the original
795:
774:. Retrieved
770:
761:
738:
732:
702:
696:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
638:South Africa
637:
488:Western Cape
463:Eastern Cape
404:Census 2011
398:Census 2001
392:Census 1996
382:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
341:South Africa
340:
176:Eastern Cape
148:Western Cape
63:Census 2022
57:Census 2011
22:South Africa
15:
969:(1910–1994)
454:10,267,300
429:12,272,263
407:Percentage
401:Percentage
395:Percentage
136:12,423,907
130:11,065,240
124:10,267,300
108:15,099,422
102:13,399,724
96:12,272,263
83:Percentage
80:Population
77:Percentage
74:Population
71:Percentage
68:Population
1029:Categories
823:15 January
776:11 October
688:References
663:51,770,561
653:44,819,776
643:40,583,573
629:1,145,861
604:2,745,590
598:2,706,775
592:2,633,504
588:Free State
579:3,509,953
573:3,669,349
567:3,354,825
563:North West
554:4,039,939
548:3,122,990
542:2,800,711
538:Mpumalanga
529:5,404,868
523:5,273,642
517:4,929,368
504:5,822,734
498:4,524,335
492:3,956,875
479:6,562,053
473:6,436,763
467:6,302,525
448:9,426,017
442:8,417,021
423:8,837,178
417:7,348,423
366:62,027,503
356:55,653,654
346:51,770,561
332:1,355,946
326:1,193,780
320:1,145,861
304:2,964,412
298:2,834,714
292:2,745,590
288:Free State
276:3,804,548
270:3,748,435
264:3,509,953
260:North West
248:5,143,324
242:4,335,964
236:4,039,939
232:Mpumalanga
220:6,572,720
214:5,799,090
208:5,404,868
192:7,230,204
186:6,996,976
180:6,562,053
164:7,433,019
158:6,279,730
152:5,822,734
16:Since the
988:Districts
975:Premiers
955:Political
874:provinces
389:Province
54:Province
962:Capitals
721:Archived
676:See also
623:822,727
617:840,321
892:by area
513:Limpopo
413:Gauteng
204:Limpopo
92:Gauteng
30:Gauteng
922:by HDI
907:by GDP
885:Ranked
806:
749:
713:
1002:Other
817:(PDF)
800:(PDF)
743:(PDF)
724:(PDF)
707:(PDF)
668:100.0
658:100.0
648:100.0
532:10.4
526:11.8
520:12.1
507:11.2
501:10.1
482:12.7
476:14.4
470:15.5
457:19.8
451:21.0
445:20.7
432:23.7
426:19.7
420:18.1
371:100.0
361:100.0
351:100.0
223:10.6
217:10.4
211:10.4
195:11.6
189:12.6
183:12.7
167:12.0
161:11.3
155:11.2
139:20.0
133:19.9
127:19.8
111:24.3
105:24.1
99:23.7
51:Rank
825:2011
804:ISBN
778:2023
747:ISBN
711:ISBN
632:2.2
626:1.8
620:2.1
607:5.3
601:6.0
595:6.5
582:6.8
576:8.2
570:8.3
557:7.8
551:7.0
545:6.9
495:9.7
335:2.2
329:2.1
323:2.2
307:4.8
301:5.1
295:5.3
279:6.1
273:6.7
267:6.8
251:8.3
245:7.8
239:7.8
44:List
876:of
1031::
786:^
769:.
719:.
312:9
284:8
256:7
228:6
200:5
172:4
144:3
116:2
88:1
20:,
858:e
851:t
844:v
827:.
780:.
755:.
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