913:
492:
482:
472:
451:
441:
431:
407:
397:
387:
363:
353:
343:
319:
309:
299:
275:
265:
255:
231:
221:
211:
187:
177:
167:
143:
133:
123:
99:
89:
79:
834:
877:
822:
887:
506:
Since the creation of the current provinces in 1994 there have been four censuses, in 1996, 2001, 2011, and 2022. The results from the 2022 Census are due to be released on 10 October 2023.
872:
932:
815:
800:
892:
897:
902:
882:
808:
1005:
862:
699:
1000:
979:
927:
857:
704:
1010:
948:
1015:
958:
17:
760:
638:
622:
374:
330:
773:
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with less than four people per square kilometre. The following table shows the provincial population density according to the
912:
953:
839:
25:
37:
940:
430:
386:
342:
298:
254:
210:
166:
78:
122:
471:
779:
769:
450:
440:
406:
396:
362:
352:
318:
308:
274:
264:
230:
220:
186:
176:
98:
88:
142:
132:
994:
974:
654:
542:
491:
481:
418:
110:
33:
843:
833:
606:
574:
286:
198:
21:
558:
204:
154:
590:
526:
242:
66:
29:
745:
465:
424:
380:
336:
292:
248:
160:
116:
72:
28:. They vary widely in population density, from the highly urbanized
32:
with nearly 700 people per square kilometre, to the mostly-desert
804:
725:
967:
920:
850:
768:. Statistics South Africa. 2003. pp. 2–6.
816:
700:List of South African provinces by population
8:
823:
809:
801:
508:
490:
480:
470:
449:
439:
429:
405:
395:
385:
361:
351:
341:
317:
307:
297:
273:
263:
253:
229:
219:
209:
185:
175:
165:
141:
131:
121:
97:
87:
77:
42:
716:
705:List of South African provinces by area
668:
755:
753:
7:
1006:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
746:https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=16639
1001:Lists of provinces of South Africa
14:
911:
832:
1:
1011:Demographics of South Africa
762:Census 2001: Census in brief
1016:Lists by population density
980:Vehicle registration plates
1032:
724:Africa, Statistics South.
909:
726:"Statistics South Africa"
458:
18:election of 27 April 1994
38:Statistics South Africa
838:Lists relating to the
24:has been divided into
868:by population density
893:by life expectancy
58:Density (per km²)
988:
987:
898:by fertility rate
878:by GDP per capita
691:
690:
499:
498:
1023:
975:ISO 3166-2 codes
944:
936:
915:
903:by highest point
837:
836:
825:
818:
811:
802:
795:
794:
792:
790:
784:
778:. Archived from
767:
757:
748:
743:
737:
736:
734:
732:
721:
509:
495:
494:
485:
484:
475:
474:
454:
453:
444:
443:
434:
433:
410:
409:
400:
399:
390:
389:
366:
365:
356:
355:
346:
345:
322:
321:
312:
311:
302:
301:
278:
277:
268:
267:
258:
257:
234:
233:
224:
223:
214:
213:
190:
189:
180:
179:
170:
169:
146:
145:
136:
135:
126:
125:
102:
101:
92:
91:
82:
81:
43:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1020:
991:
990:
989:
984:
963:
942:
934:
933:Administrators
916:
907:
883:by poverty rate
846:
831:
829:
799:
798:
788:
786:
782:
776:
765:
759:
758:
751:
744:
740:
730:
728:
723:
722:
718:
713:
696:
504:
502:Historical data
489:
479:
469:
448:
438:
428:
404:
394:
384:
360:
350:
340:
316:
306:
296:
272:
262:
252:
228:
218:
208:
184:
174:
164:
140:
130:
120:
96:
86:
76:
12:
11:
5:
1029:
1027:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
993:
992:
986:
985:
983:
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977:
971:
969:
965:
964:
962:
961:
959:Municipalities
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930:
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922:
918:
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749:
738:
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673:
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628:
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519:
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421:
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391:
377:
372:
368:
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357:
347:
333:
328:
324:
323:
313:
303:
289:
284:
280:
279:
269:
259:
245:
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236:
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201:
196:
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137:
127:
113:
108:
104:
103:
93:
83:
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53:
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26:nine provinces
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9:
6:
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3:
2:
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1017:
1014:
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1007:
1004:
1002:
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978:
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896:
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891:
889:
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884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
863:by population
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859:
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826:
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785:on 5 May 2005
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655:Northern Cape
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543:KwaZulu-Natal
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419:Northern Cape
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118:
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84:
80:
75:, 2022)
74:
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65:
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34:Northern Cape
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27:
23:
19:
949:Legislatures
943:(since 1994)
867:
844:South Africa
787:. Retrieved
780:the original
761:
741:
729:. Retrieved
719:
685:
680:
675:
671:South Africa
670:
607:Eastern Cape
575:Western Cape
521:Census 2011
518:Census 2001
515:Census 1996
505:
464:62,027,503 (
460:South Africa
459:
287:Eastern Cape
199:Western Cape
115:12,423,907 (
71:15,099,422 (
22:South Africa
15:
935:(1910–1994)
423:1,355,946 (
379:2,964,412 (
335:3,804,548 (
291:7,230,204 (
247:6,572,720 (
203:7,113,776 (
159:5,143,324 (
55:Area (km²)
52:Population
995:Categories
789:15 January
711:References
639:Free State
623:North West
559:Mpumalanga
375:Free State
331:North West
155:Mpumalanga
16:Since the
954:Districts
941:Premiers
921:Political
840:provinces
512:Province
478:1,221,037
437:372,889.0
393:129,825.0
305:168,966.0
261:125,754.0
217:129,462.0
49:Province
928:Capitals
694:See also
173:76,495.0
129:94,361.0
85:18,178.0
40:Census.
858:by area
731:2 March
591:Limpopo
527:Gauteng
349:104,882
243:Limpopo
67:Gauteng
30:Gauteng
888:by HDI
873:by GDP
851:Ranked
772:
553:108.8
550:102.3
537:675.1
534:519.5
531:432.0
466:census
425:census
381:census
337:census
293:census
249:census
161:census
117:census
73:census
968:Other
783:(PDF)
766:(PDF)
649:21.1
646:20.9
643:20.3
633:33.5
630:31.5
627:28.8
617:38.8
614:38.0
611:37.2
601:43.0
598:42.6
595:39.8
585:45.0
582:35.0
579:30.6
569:52.8
566:39.3
563:35.2
547:91.4
46:Rank
791:2011
770:ISBN
733:2022
686:42.4
681:36.8
676:33.3
665:3.1
662:2.3
659:2.3
488:50.8
447:3.64
403:22.8
359:36.3
315:42.8
271:52.3
227:54.9
183:67.2
842:of
205:est
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