South Africa: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Municipalities

The population of the provinces and municipalities of the Republic of South Africa according to census results.

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Name	Status	Population Census 1996-10-09	Population Census 2001-10-09	Population Census 2011-10-09	Population Census 2022-02-02
Eastern Cape	Province	6,147,244	6,278,651	6,562,053	7,230,204	→
Amahlathi	Local Municipality	112,120	113,268	101,035	115,703	→
Blue Crane Route	Local Municipality	34,577	35,407	36,002	49,883	→
Buffalo City (East London)	Metropolitan Municipality	712,839	733,094	781,853	975,255	→
Dr Beyers Naudé (incl. Camdeboo, Ikwezi, Baviaans)	Local Municipality	74,431	73,732	79,292	101,001	→
Elundini	Local Municipality	133,656	136,405	137,045	141,762	→
Emalahleni	Local Municipality	131,945	123,749	120,758	128,873	→
Engcobo	Local Municipality	165,041	162,332	155,513	132,799	→
Enoch Mgijima (incl. Lukanji, Tsolwana, Inkwanca)	Local Municipality	235,939	239,429	250,776	297,055	→
Great Kei	Local Municipality	31,076	36,143	30,832	35,990	→
Intsika Yethu	Local Municipality	173,228	162,773	150,718	128,101	→
Inxuba Yethemba	Local Municipality	57,872	60,364	65,560	77,578	→
King Sabata Dalindyebo	Local Municipality	394,388	414,803	450,287	476,558	→
Kouga	Local Municipality	63,241	70,695	98,558	107,014	→
Kou-Kamma	Local Municipality	28,204	34,439	40,663	36,487	→
Makana	Local Municipality	77,656	75,302	80,390	97,815	→
Matatiele	Local Municipality	200,867	194,025	203,843	225,562	→
Mbhashe	Local Municipality	265,310	271,709	261,670	240,020	→
Mhlontlo	Local Municipality	203,371	206,660	190,745	186,391	→
Mnquma	Local Municipality	277,302	275,429	245,629	232,993	→
Ndlambe	Local Municipality	46,514	54,717	61,176	87,797	→
Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth)	Metropolitan Municipality	969,518	1,005,779	1,152,115	1,190,496	→
Ngqushwa	Local Municipality	84,511	75,660	64,422	68,300	→
Ngquza Hill (Ingquza Hill, Qaukeni)	Local Municipality	245,363	254,480	278,481	354,573	→
Ntabankulu	Local Municipality	119,765	130,392	123,821	146,423	→
Nyandeni	Local Municipality	261,100	274,416	290,390	304,856	→
Port St Johns	Local Municipality	145,957	146,967	156,136	179,325	→
Raymond Mhlaba (incl. Nkonkobe, Nxuba)	Local Municipality	168,953	154,755	151,379	178,594	→
Sakhisizwe	Local Municipality	64,901	65,360	63,154	63,981	→
Senqu	Local Municipality	131,258	135,734	134,150	147,073	→
Sundays River Valley	Local Municipality	45,537	43,914	54,504	53,256	→
Umzimvubu	Local Municipality	193,448	202,369	191,775	214,477	→
Walter Sisulu (incl. Maletswai, Gariep)	Local Municipality	61,852	68,621	77,477	104,213	→
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (Mbizana)	Local Municipality	235,505	245,730	281,905	350,000	→
Free State (Oranje Free State)	Province	2,633,504	2,706,775	2,745,590	2,964,412	→
Dihlabeng	Local Municipality	107,798	129,338	128,704	130,434	→
Kopanong	Local Municipality	50,017	56,079	49,171	51,832	→
Letsemeng	Local Municipality	35,449	42,847	38,628	43,101	→
Mafube	Local Municipality	52,005	56,637	57,876	61,150	→
Maluti a Phofung	Local Municipality	353,238	360,549	335,784	398,459	→
Mangaung (Bloemfontein; incl. Naledi)	Metropolitan Municipality	630,784	675,281	775,184	811,431	→
Mantsopa	Local Municipality	50,081	55,342	51,056	55,897	→
Masilonyana	Local Municipality	63,507	62,048	59,895	63,800	→
Matjhabeng	Local Municipality	478,496	409,703	407,020	439,034	→
Metsimaholo	Local Municipality	106,912	115,955	149,108	158,391	→
Mohokare	Local Municipality	36,238	36,321	34,146	36,968	→
Moqhaka	Local Municipality	169,440	167,892	160,532	155,410	→
Nala	Local Municipality	82,141	98,264	81,220	90,561	→
Ngwathe	Local Municipality	120,007	118,810	120,520	134,962	→
Nketoana	Local Municipality	64,284	61,951	60,324	66,488	→
Phumelela	Local Municipality	46,657	51,928	47,772	52,224	→
Setsoto	Local Municipality	108,035	121,661	112,038	127,918	→
Tokologo	Local Municipality	26,767	32,455	28,986	29,455	→
Tswelopele	Local Municipality	51,648	53,714	47,625	56,896	→
Gauteng	Province	7,834,620	9,390,528	12,272,263	15,099,422	→
City of Johannesburg	Metropolitan Municipality	2,638,683	3,225,119	4,434,631	4,803,262	→
City of Tshwane (Pretoria)	Metropolitan Municipality	1,792,851	2,143,869	2,921,488	4,040,315	→
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)	Metropolitan Municipality	2,026,525	2,482,635	3,178,470	4,066,691	→
Emfuleni	Local Municipality	597,496	658,420	721,663	945,650	→
Lesedi	Local Municipality	66,206	71,868	99,520	132,783	→
Merafong City	Local Municipality	209,727	210,481	197,520	225,476	→
Midvaal	Local Municipality	53,353	64,271	95,301	112,254	→
Mogale City	Local Municipality	226,687	295,695	362,618	438,217	→
Rand West City (incl. Randfontein, Westonaria)	Local Municipality	223,092	238,170	261,053	334,773	→
KwaZulu-Natal	Province	8,572,302	9,584,129	10,267,300	12,423,907	→
Abaqulusi	Local Municipality	169,748	194,169	214,714	247,263	→
Alfred Duma (incl. Emnambithi/Ladysmith, Indaka)	Local Municipality	276,500	338,233	339,777	415,036	→
Big Five Hlabisa	Local Municipality	93,750	100,713	107,147	131,755	→
Dannhauser	Local Municipality	99,156	103,648	102,937	142,750	→
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma (incl. Ingwe, Kwa Sani)	Local Municipality	102,719	110,079	103,318	128,565	→
eDumbe	Local Municipality	65,368	82,241	82,053	96,735	→
Emadlangeni (Utrecht)	Local Municipality	23,915	32,277	34,442	36,948	→
Endumeni	Local Municipality	44,402	51,101	64,862	100,085	→
eThekwini (Durban; incl. Vulamehlo (parts))	Metropolitan Municipality	2,775,941	3,125,267	3,476,686	4,239,901	→
Greater Kokstad	Local Municipality	34,731	56,528	65,981	81,676	→
Impendle	Local Municipality	36,957	42,521	37,226	36,648	→
Inkosi Langalibalele (incl. Imbabazane, Umtshezi)	Local Municipality	159,020	179,958	196,227	230,924	→
Jozini	Local Municipality	151,747	184,206	186,502	199,153	→
KwaDukuza	Local Municipality	145,844	167,500	231,125	324,912	→
Mandeni (eNdondakusuka)	Local Municipality	105,861	127,676	138,141	180,939	→
Maphumulo	Local Municipality	124,677	120,643	96,724	110,983	→
Mfolozi (Mbonambi; incl. Ntambanana (parts))	Local Municipality	107,430	118,717	125,669	159,668	→
Mkhambathini	Local Municipality	45,174	59,424	64,528	61,660	→
Mpofana	Local Municipality	24,799	36,832	34,913	33,382	→
Msinga	Local Municipality	152,121	158,078	169,145	206,001	→
Mthonjaneni (incl. Ntambanana (parts))	Local Municipality	73,734	97,698	83,577	99,289	→
Mtubatuba	Local Municipality	128,874	145,820	175,425	215,869	→
Ndwedwe	Local Municipality	168,357	144,571	140,820	165,826	→
Newcastle	Local Municipality	288,212	332,981	363,236	507,710	→
Nkandla	Local Municipality	129,493	133,602	114,416	108,896	→
Nongoma	Local Municipality	188,959	198,443	194,908	225,278	→
Nquthu	Local Municipality	150,139	168,991	165,307	201,133	→
Okhahlamba	Local Municipality	119,342	137,924	132,068	143,132	→
Ray Nkonyeni (incl. Hibiscus Coast, Ezingoleni)	Local Municipality	239,908	272,599	308,675	362,134	→
Richmond	Local Municipality	62,495	63,223	65,540	62,754	→
The Msunduzi	Local Municipality	526,111	556,146	621,715	817,725	→
Ubuhlebezwe	Local Municipality	86,981	110,859	110,925	133,032	→
Ulundi	Local Municipality	171,206	189,013	188,317	221,977	→
Umdoni (incl. Vulamehlo (parts))	Local Municipality	125,773	119,207	130,413	156,443	→
Umhlabuyalingana	Local Municipality	130,088	142,603	156,772	191,660	→
uMhlathuze (incl. Ntambanana (parts))	Local Municipality	221,495	314,871	370,256	412,075	→
uMlalazi	Local Municipality	230,433	221,078	213,601	241,416	→
uMngeni	Local Municipality	69,858	74,592	93,858	105,069	→
uMshwathi	Local Municipality	117,126	99,695	96,793	118,478	→
uMuziwabantu	Local Municipality	82,103	92,327	96,556	115,780	→
Umvoti	Local Municipality	100,186	102,241	114,715	142,042	→
Umzimkhulu	Local Municipality	165,349	174,338	180,302	220,620	→
Umzumbe	Local Municipality	159,789	184,868	153,406	139,045	→
uPhongolo	Local Municipality	96,429	116,631	123,584	151,541	→
Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)	Province	4,576,133	4,995,462	5,404,868	6,572,721	→
Ba-Phalaborwa	Local Municipality	109,765	131,536	150,637	188,603	→
Bela-Bela	Local Municipality	47,592	52,124	66,500	64,306	→
Blouberg (incl. Aganang (parts))	Local Municipality	174,154	186,202	175,085	192,109	→
Collins Chabane (incl. Thulamela (parts))	Local Municipality	284,897	317,380	328,529	443,798	→
Elias Motsoaledi (Greater Groblersdal)	Local Municipality	218,740	221,647	249,363	288,049	→
Ephraim Mogale (Greater Marble Hall)	Local Municipality	97,988	121,327	123,648	132,468	→
Fetakgomo Tubatse	Local Municipality	326,796	361,965	428,948	575,960	→
Greater Giyani	Local Municipality	217,936	239,079	242,986	316,841	→
Greater Letaba	Local Municipality	203,536	221,191	213,932	261,038	→
Greater Tzaneen	Local Municipality	342,303	374,284	389,623	478,254	→
Lepelle-Nkumpi	Local Municipality	235,560	228,636	231,239	284,404	→
Lephalale	Local Municipality	78,715	86,933	118,864	125,198	→
Makhado	Local Municipality	352,627	387,265	411,353	502,452	→
Makhuduthamaga	Local Municipality	270,533	262,246	274,880	340,328	→
Maruleng	Local Municipality	88,096	95,685	95,328	128,137	→
Modimolle-Mookgophong	Local Municipality	63,217	103,568	104,153	130,113	→
Mogalakwena	Local Municipality	281,284	298,439	304,585	378,198	→
Molemole (incl. Aganang (parts))	Local Municipality	130,246	129,344	126,506	127,130	→
Musina (incl. Mutale (parts))	Local Municipality	59,291	70,636	104,709	130,899	→
Polokwane (incl. Aganang (parts))	Local Municipality	532,670	618,735	728,633	843,459	→
Thabazimbi	Local Municipality	60,175	65,236	85,234	65,047	→
Thulamela (incl. Mutale (parts), Thulamela (parts))	Local Municipality	400,011	422,003	450,131	575,929	→
Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)	Province	3,124,203	3,365,957	4,039,939	5,143,324	→
Albert Luthuli	Local Municipality	182,899	187,936	186,010	247,664	→
Bushbuckridge	Local Municipality	545,263	498,022	538,593	750,821	→
City of Mbombela (incl. Umjindi)	Local Municipality	475,459	532,878	658,604	818,925	→
Dipaleseng	Local Municipality	39,042	38,618	42,390	35,980	→
Dr JS Moroka	Local Municipality	259,766	243,313	249,705	324,855	→
Emakhazeni (Highlands)	Local Municipality	37,004	43,007	47,216	50,165	→
Emalahleni	Local Municipality	236,040	276,413	395,466	434,522	→
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)	Local Municipality	209,626	221,747	294,538	310,117	→
Lekwa	Local Municipality	90,080	103,265	115,662	119,669	→
Mkhondo	Local Municipality	100,208	142,892	171,982	255,411	→
Msukaligwa	Local Municipality	105,368	124,812	149,377	199,314	→
Nkomazi	Local Municipality	277,864	334,544	393,030	591,928	→
Pixley ka Seme	Local Municipality	70,178	80,737	83,235	115,304	→
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)	Local Municipality	135,335	142,772	229,831	242,031	→
Thaba Chweu	Local Municipality	65,635	81,681	98,387	109,223	→
Thembisile	Local Municipality	241,231	257,113	310,458	431,248	→
Victor Khanye (Delmas)	Local Municipality	53,208	56,208	75,452	106,149	→
Northern Cape	Province	1,011,864	991,876	1,145,861	1,355,945	→
Dawid Kruiper (incl. Khara Hais, Mier)	Local Municipality	88,249	85,126	100,498	125,744	→
Dikgatlong	Local Municipality	39,527	38,262	46,841	56,967	→
Emthanjeni	Local Municipality	39,363	35,785	42,356	46,587	→
Gamagara	Local Municipality	22,219	23,202	41,617	29,580	→
Ga-Segonyana	Local Municipality	61,967	70,392	93,651	117,454	→
Hantam	Local Municipality	20,101	20,351	21,671	22,281	→
Joe Morolong (Moshaweng)	Local Municipality	112,435	97,902	89,530	125,420	→
Kai !Garib	Local Municipality	57,730	58,671	65,869	85,104	→
Kamiesberg	Local Municipality	11,064	10,760	10,187	15,130	→
Kareeberg	Local Municipality	11,474	9,488	11,673	10,961	→
Karoo Hoogland	Local Municipality	12,228	10,512	12,514	11,691	→
Kgatelopele	Local Municipality	16,113	14,743	18,687	19,854	→
Khâi-Ma	Local Municipality	9,550	11,463	12,446	8,510	→
!Kheis	Local Municipality	15,046	16,538	16,637	21,954	→
Magareng	Local Municipality	22,457	21,733	24,204	26,816	→
Nama Khoi	Local Municipality	43,841	44,900	47,041	67,089	→
Phokwane	Local Municipality	57,591	61,321	63,000	80,481	→
Renosterberg	Local Municipality	9,432	9,070	10,978	10,843	→
Richtersveld	Local Municipality	12,819	10,125	11,982	24,235	→
Siyancuma	Local Municipality	38,546	39,275	37,076	53,165	→
Siyathemba	Local Municipality	20,156	18,445	21,591	27,102	→
Sol Plaatje	Local Municipality	205,103	202,246	248,041	270,078	→
Thembelihle	Local Municipality	13,438	14,467	15,701	22,542	→
Tsantsabane	Local Municipality	26,344	27,082	35,093	30,969	→
Ubuntu	Local Municipality	19,705	16,375	18,601	15,836	→
Umsobomvu	Local Municipality	25,367	23,641	28,376	29,555	→
North West	Province	2,726,828	2,982,064	3,509,953	3,804,548	→
City of Matlosana (City Council of Klerksdorp)	Local Municipality	334,174	359,202	398,676	431,231	→
Ditsobotla	Local Municipality	129,915	147,455	168,902	164,176	→
Greater Taung	Local Municipality	184,364	182,164	177,642	202,009	→
JB Marks (incl. Tlokwe City, Ventersdorp)	Local Municipality	155,961	171,431	219,463	212,670	→
Kagisano/Molopo	Local Municipality	97,770	100,512	105,789	112,130	→
Kgetlengrivier	Local Municipality	32,778	36,477	51,049	54,759	→
Lekwa-Teemane	Local Municipality	36,869	42,967	53,248	59,815	→
Madibeng	Local Municipality	317,106	343,419	475,795	522,566	→
Mafikeng (Mahikeng)	Local Municipality	242,146	259,478	291,527	354,504	→
Mamusa	Local Municipality	42,736	48,366	60,355	70,483	→
Maquassi Hills	Local Municipality	62,143	69,037	77,794	90,302	→
Moretele	Local Municipality	176,473	183,116	188,533	219,120	→
Moses Kotane	Local Municipality	229,622	237,175	242,554	265,668	→
Naledi	Local Municipality	54,798	56,263	66,781	63,755	→
Ramotshere Moiloa (Zeerust)	Local Municipality	129,741	137,587	150,713	161,605	→
Ratlou (Setla-Kgobi)	Local Municipality	97,787	106,165	107,339	128,766	→
Rustenburg	Local Municipality	311,187	387,096	549,575	562,315	→
Tswaing	Local Municipality	91,259	114,155	124,218	128,672	→
Western Cape	Province	3,956,875	4,524,335	5,822,734	7,433,020	→
Beaufort West	Local Municipality	40,693	43,290	49,586	72,972	→
Bergrivier	Local Municipality	37,030	46,538	61,897	70,276	→
Bitou (Plettenberg Bay)	Local Municipality	18,427	29,182	49,162	65,240	→
Breede Valley	Local Municipality	129,984	146,387	166,825	212,682	→
Cape Agulhas	Local Municipality	23,469	27,344	33,038	40,274	→
Cederberg	Local Municipality	31,704	39,559	49,768	55,108	→
City of Cape Town	Metropolitan Municipality	2,562,444	2,892,243	3,740,031	4,772,846	→
Drakenstein	Local Municipality	186,334	194,417	251,262	276,800	→
George	Local Municipality	120,148	149,436	193,672	294,929	→
Hessequa (Langeberg)	Local Municipality	38,553	44,114	52,642	71,918	→
Kannaland	Local Municipality	21,190	23,971	24,767	31,986	→
Knysna	Local Municipality	43,599	52,035	68,659	96,055	→
Laingsburg	Local Municipality	5,913	6,680	8,289	11,366	→
Langeberg (Breede River/Winelands)	Local Municipality	67,083	81,684	97,724	94,045	→
Matzikama	Local Municipality	43,906	54,199	67,147	69,043	→
Mossel Bay	Local Municipality	59,789	71,494	89,430	140,075	→
Oudtshoorn	Local Municipality	79,181	84,692	95,933	138,257	→
Overstrand	Local Municipality	36,231	54,206	80,358	132,495	→
Prince Albert	Local Municipality	9,508	10,512	13,136	17,836	→
Saldanha Bay	Local Municipality	57,012	70,261	99,193	154,635	→
Stellenbosch	Local Municipality	104,530	118,709	155,728	175,411	→
Swartland	Local Municipality	64,601	72,115	113,762	148,331	→
Swellendam	Local Municipality	24,579	28,285	35,916	47,114	→
Theewaterskloof	Local Municipality	74,582	93,894	108,864	139,563	→
Witzenberg	Local Municipality	76,386	89,087	115,946	103,765	→
South Africa	Republic	40,583,573	44,819,778	51,770,560	62,027,503

Source: Statistics South Africa.

Explanation: Area figures for municipalities are calculated from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males	30,078,757
Females	31,948,746

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	16,346,749
15-64 years	41,673,702
65+ years	4,004,058

Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years	706,347
70-79 years	1,698,039
60-69 years	3,695,338
50-59 years	5,265,591
40-49 years	7,478,731
30-39 years	10,815,426
20-29 years	11,042,977
10-19 years	10,379,433
0-9 years	10,942,619

Population Group (C 2022)
Black African	50,485,026
White	4,503,780
Asian	1,697,468
Coloured	5,052,299
Other group	247,353