Provinces
The population of the provinces of the Republic of South Africa according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 1996-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2001-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2011-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2022-02-02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | EC | Bisho | 168,966 | 6,147,244 | 6,278,651 | 6,562,053 | 7,230,204 | 16896600 | → |
| Free State (Oranje Free State) | FS | Bloemfontein | 129,825 | 2,633,504 | 2,706,775 | 2,745,590 | 2,964,412 | 12982500 | → |
| Gauteng | GT | Johannesburg | 18,178 | 7,834,620 | 9,390,528 | 12,272,263 | 15,099,422 | 1817800 | → |
| KwaZulu-Natal | KZN | Pietermaritzburg | 94,361 | 8,572,302 | 9,584,129 | 10,267,300 | 12,423,907 | 9436100 | → |
| Limpopo (Northern Transvaal) | LIM | Polokwane | 125,754 | 4,576,133 | 4,995,462 | 5,404,868 | 6,572,721 | 12575400 | → |
| Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal) | MP | Nelspruit | 76,495 | 3,124,203 | 3,365,957 | 4,039,939 | 5,143,324 | 7649500 | → |
| Northern Cape | NC | Kimberley | 372,889 | 1,011,864 | 991,876 | 1,145,861 | 1,355,945 | 37288900 | → |
| North West | NW | Mahikeng | 104,882 | 2,726,828 | 2,982,064 | 3,509,953 | 3,804,548 | 10488200 | → |
| Western Cape | WC | Cape Town | 129,462 | 3,956,875 | 4,524,335 | 5,822,734 | 7,433,020 | 12946200 | → |
| South Africa | ZAF | Pretoria / Cape Town | 1,220,813 | 40,583,573 | 44,819,778 | 51,770,560 | 62,027,503 | → |
- Statistics South Africa.
Major Urban Areas
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2011-10-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | GT | 7,860,781 |
| 2 | Cape Town | WC | 3,430,992 |
| 3 | Durban | KZN | 2,786,046 |
| 4 | Pretoria | GT | 1,763,336 |
| 5 | Port Elizabeth | EC | 876,436 |
| 6 | Soshanguve | GT | 728,063 |
| 7 | Evaton | GT | 605,504 |
| 8 | Pietermaritzburg | KZN | 475,238 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein | FS | 464,591 |
| 10 | Vereeniging | GT | 377,922 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The population of all South African urban areas with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.
The urban areas are aggregated from sub places that are completely or mostly urban according to the 2011 definition. The aggregation to "reasonable" urban areas was done by »City Population«.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2001-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2011-10-09 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | EC | ... | 15,142 | 985 | → |
| Aliwal North (- Dukathole) | EC | 28,465 | 35,153 | 3954 | → |
| Allanridge (- Phathakahle) | FS | 19,671 | 19,337 | 3174 | → |
| Amandelbult Mine (- Setaria) | LIM | 23,363 | 21,356 | 13463 | → |
| Atlantis | WC | 56,225 | 69,055 | 8800 | → |
| Balfour (- Siyathemba) | MP | 20,091 | 25,969 | 1598 | → |
| Ballito (- Umhlali - Sheffield Beach) | KZN | ... | 23,135 | 3705 | → |
| Barberton (- Emjindini) | MP | 34,037 | 48,505 | 3569 | → |
| Barkly West (- Mataleng) | NC | 14,071 | 20,105 | 7306 | → |
| Beaufort West (- Sidesaviwa) | WC | 30,678 | 34,085 | 5650 | → |
| Bela-Bela [Warmbad] | LIM | 32,147 | 44,999 | 2328 | → |
| Belfast (- Siyathuthuka) [eMakhazeni] | MP | ... | 16,723 | 8334 | → |
| Bethal (- Emzinoni) | MP | 35,929 | 60,780 | 5194 | → |
| Bethlehem (- Bohlokong) | FS | 66,600 | 76,015 | 3232 | → |
| Bisho [Bhisho] | EC | King William's Town | King William's Town | 0 | |
| Bloemfontein (- Mangaung) | FS | 364,348 | 464,591 | 26878 | → |
| Bloemhof (- Boitumelong) | NW | 22,033 | 27,904 | 5092 | → |
| Bothaville (- Kgotsong) | FS | 49,201 | 46,029 | 4301 | → |
| Botshabelo | FS | 175,233 | 181,712 | 10398 | → |
| Bredasdorp | WC | 12,752 | 15,524 | 2515 | → |
| Brits (- Oukasie - Mothutlung) | NW | 44,991 | 65,113 | 11974 | → |
| Bronkhorstspruit (- Zithobeni) | GT | 23,213 | 34,395 | 1424 | → |
| Bultfontein (- Phahameng) | FS | 21,097 | 23,365 | 4398 | → |
| Burgersdorp (- Mzamomhle) | EC | 13,537 | 15,991 | 3092 | → |
| Butterworth | EC | 45,903 | 44,308 | 2148 | → |
| Cape Town (incl. Mitchell's Plain, Khayelitsha, Bellville) | WC | 2,678,407 | 3,430,992 | 113679 | → |
| Carletonville (- Khutsong - Wedela) | GT | 163,238 | 149,065 | 26597 | → |
| Carolina (- Silobela) | MP | 12,115 | 16,847 | 1466 | → |
| Ceres (- Bella Vista) | WC | 21,039 | 23,873 | 8002 | → |
| Christiana (- Utlwanang - Geluksoord) | NW | 16,574 | 20,882 | 5387 | → |
| Clocolan (- Hlohlolwane) | FS | 16,653 | 17,602 | 1897 | → |
| Clydesdale (- Umzimkhulu) | KZN | 10,277 | 15,322 | 1253 | → |
| Colesberg (- Kuyasa - Lowryville) | NC | 12,761 | 16,870 | 17484 | → |
| Coligny (- Tlhabologang) | NW | 12,855 | 17,278 | 632 | → |
| Cradock (- Lingelihle) | EC | 31,278 | 36,671 | 12596 | → |
| Cullinan (- Refilwe) | GT | 21,073 | 28,451 | 5824 | → |
| Daggakraal [Vlakpoort] | MP | ... | 13,182 | 1733 | → |
| De Aar (- Nonzwakazi) | NC | 26,012 | 29,989 | 8550 | → |
| Delmas (- Botleng) | MP | 34,319 | 52,125 | 2743 | → |
| Deneysville (- Refengkgotso) | FS | 15,421 | 19,478 | 4591 | → |
| Dimbaza | EC | 24,943 | 21,784 | 1728 | → |
| Douglas (- Breipaas - Phelindaba) | NC | 15,485 | 20,082 | 8642 | → |
| Dundee (- Sibongile) | KZN | 28,053 | 34,924 | 4860 | → |
| Durban (incl. Umlazi, Chatsworth, Kwa-Mashu, Pinetown) | KZN | 2,487,162 | 2,786,046 | 89732 | → |
| Dwarsloop (- Shatale) | MP | ... | 29,544 | 2731 | → |
| East London | EC | 232,701 | 295,644 | 17191 | → |
| Ekangala | GT | 34,997 | 48,492 | 4605 | → |
| Elliot (- Masibambane - Takalani - Vergenoeg - Polar Park) | EC | 15,084 | 14,376 | 2885 | → |
| Elukwatuni | MP | 23,070 | 31,184 | 3442 | → |
| Embalenhle | MP | 92,851 | 118,889 | 1965 | → |
| eMkhondo (- Ethandakukhanya) [Piet Retief] | MP | 37,919 | 57,428 | 6600 | → |
| Empangeni | KZN | 13,317 | 27,606 | 1494 | → |
| Ermelo (- Wesselton) | MP | 51,237 | 83,735 | 3141 | → |
| Estcourt (- Emabhanoyini) | KZN | 16,943 | 22,072 | 6074 | → |
| Evaton (- Sebokeng - Orange Farm) | GT | 550,903 | 605,504 | 12850 | → |
| Ficksburg (- Meqheleng) | FS | 35,452 | 41,248 | 5818 | → |
| Fochville (- Kokosi) | GT | 34,397 | 38,491 | 1635 | → |
| Folweni | KZN | 28,756 | 30,402 | 340 | → |
| Fort Beaufort (- Kwatinidubu) | EC | 22,190 | 25,668 | 8281 | → |
| Frankfort (- Namahadi) | FS | 19,460 | 26,144 | 2095 | → |
| Frischgewaagd | KZN | 14,191 | 13,515 | 718 | → |
| George (- Thembalethu) | WC | 121,289 | 157,397 | 8385 | → |
| Glencoe (- Sithembile) | KZN | 14,078 | 17,548 | 2658 | → |
| Gonubie (- Mzamonhle) | EC | 15,165 | 19,809 | 1260 | → |
| Graaff-Reinet (- uMasizakhe) | EC | 32,460 | 35,672 | 20361 | → |
| Grabouw (- Snake Park - Elgin) | WC | 21,582 | 31,291 | 729 | → |
| Grahamstown (- Rhini) | EC | 61,753 | 67,264 | 6505 | → |
| Greytown (- Lindelani - eMahlalakahle) | KZN | 15,811 | 19,313 | 785 | → |
| Groot Brakrivier (- Terniet - Glentana) | WC | 10,036 | 15,031 | 3126 | → |
| Hammanskraal (- Temba - Kudube) | GT | 76,827 | 94,273 | 3627 | → |
| Harrismith (- Intabazwe) | FS | 26,090 | 27,869 | 13880 | → |
| Hartbeestfontein (- Tigane) | NW | 13,377 | 18,608 | 930 | → |
| Hartbeestfontein A | NW | 23,956 | 26,337 | 974 | → |
| Hartebeespoort (- Kosmos Ridge) | NW | ... | 22,312 | 10559 | → |
| Heidelberg (- Ratanda) | GT | 47,554 | 71,661 | 4676 | → |
| Heilbron (- Sandersville - Phiritona) | FS | 25,515 | 27,407 | 1772 | → |
| Hendrina (- KwaZamokuhle) | MP | 13,738 | 22,786 | 1007 | → |
| Hermanus (- Zwelihle - Sandbaai - Onrus River - Hawston - Fisherhaven) | WC | 30,117 | 46,856 | 4257 | → |
| Hoopstad (- Tikwana) | FS | 11,694 | 16,033 | 3021 | → |
| Howick (- KwaMevana) | KZN | 16,868 | 27,087 | 9735 | → |
| Humansdorp (- Kruisfontein - KwaNomzamo) | EC | 21,894 | 28,990 | 3453 | → |
| Itsoseng | NW | ... | 19,959 | 709 | → |
| Jan Kempdorp (- Valspan) | NC | 16,238 | 23,003 | 1559 | → |
| Jeffreys Bay (- Paradise Beach) | EC | 16,177 | 27,107 | 2079 | → |
| Johannesburg (Witwatersrand) | GT | 5,914,919 | 7,860,781 | 335692 | → |
| Kamaqhekeza | MP | ... | 21,192 | 883 | → |
| Kimberley (- Galeshewe) | NC | 185,269 | 225,155 | 16429 | → |
| King William's Town (- Bisho - Zwelitsha) | EC | 63,774 | 77,682 | 8615 | → |
| Kinross | MP | ... | 15,246 | 645 | → |
| Klerksdorp (- Jouberton) | NW | 163,493 | 189,496 | 8617 | → |
| Knysna | WC | 37,833 | 50,029 | 6340 | → |
| Kokstad (- Bhongweni) | KZN | 27,308 | 51,540 | 3607 | → |
| Koster (- Reagile) | NW | 10,573 | 19,498 | 2112 | → |
| Kriel [Ga-Nala] | MP | 11,479 | 15,237 | 855 | → |
| Kroonstad (- Maokeng) | FS | 90,345 | 97,780 | 8911 | → |
| Kwaggafontein | MP | 46,669 | 45,104 | 1784 | → |
| Ladybrand (- Manyatseng) | FS | 21,382 | 25,816 | 4604 | → |
| Ladysmith (- Ezakheni) | KZN | 102,366 | 119,726 | 11345 | → |
| Lebowakgomo | LIM | ... | 35,089 | 2568 | → |
| Lephalale [Ellisras] | LIM | ... | 17,639 | 2377 | → |
| Leslie (- Lebohang) | MP | 20,163 | 32,980 | 937 | → |
| Letlhabile | NW | 35,612 | 41,497 | 3404 | → |
| Lichtenburg (- Boikhutso) | NW | 28,833 | 45,449 | 11136 | → |
| Louis Trichardt (- Tshikota - Eltivillas) | LIM | 15,113 | 25,359 | 5642 | → |
| Lydenburg (- Mashishing) | MP | 23,040 | 41,403 | 6257 | → |
| Mahikeng (- Mmabatho) [Mafikeng] | NW | 51,802 | 64,359 | 5201 | → |
| Malmesbury (- Wesbank - Ilinge Lethu) | WC | 22,958 | 35,897 | 1880 | → |
| Mandini (- Sundumbili) | KZN | 25,379 | 31,327 | 2271 | → |
| Mankweng | LIM | 22,607 | 41,298 | 1463 | → |
| Marapong | LIM | ... | 26,228 | 4717 | → |
| Margate (- Shelly Beach - Ramsgate Beach) | KZN | 16,731 | 26,786 | 2921 | → |
| Marikana [Rooikoppies] | NW | ... | 19,522 | 1754 | → |
| Marquard (- Moemaneng) | FS | 13,079 | 15,502 | 988 | → |
| Mdantsane (- Potsdam) | EC | 181,679 | 171,522 | 5942 | → |
| Middelburg (- KwaNonzame - Midros) | EC | 13,784 | 18,680 | 4476 | → |
| Middelburg (- Mhluzi) | MP | 88,332 | 163,809 | 12768 | → |
| Mkhuhlu | MP | 20,548 | 35,864 | 2155 | → |
| Modimolle (- Phagameng) | LIM | 33,816 | 41,988 | 8333 | → |
| Mokopane (- Mahwelereng) [Potgietersrus] | LIM | 52,176 | 75,516 | 8828 | → |
| Moloto | MP | 13,462 | 18,426 | 813 | → |
| Mondlo | KZN | 38,084 | 44,981 | 2669 | → |
| Montagu (- Ashbury) | WC | 10,264 | 15,176 | 3271 | → |
| Mooi Rivier (- Bruntville) | KZN | 13,408 | 18,137 | 1511 | → |
| Mookgophong [Naboomspruit] | LIM | ... | 24,854 | 2718 | → |
| Mossel Bay (- Kwanonqaba - Hartenbos - Dana Bay) | WC | 51,490 | 65,887 | 8446 | → |
| Mpophomeni | KZN | 20,861 | 25,732 | 458 | → |
| Mpumalanga | KZN | 63,699 | 62,406 | 2166 | → |
| Mthatha [Umtata] | EC | 98,219 | 137,589 | 7384 | → |
| Mtubatuba (- KwaMsane) | KZN | ... | 27,695 | 1921 | → |
| Musina (- Nancefield) | LIM | 19,009 | 42,677 | 10938 | → |
| Ncotshane | KZN | 14,327 | 16,328 | 425 | → |
| Ndevana (- Izeleni) | EC | ... | 15,150 | 917 | → |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) [Mbombela] | MP | 27,177 | 58,670 | 7263 | → |
| Newcastle (- Madadeni - Osizweni) | KZN | 279,983 | 291,484 | 14287 | → |
| Nigel | GT | 28,338 | 30,276 | 13264 | → |
| Nkowankowa | LIM | 19,402 | 42,859 | 2576 | → |
| Odendaalsrus (- Kutlwanong) | FS | 68,163 | 63,743 | 4211 | → |
| Orkney (- Kanana) | NW | 81,224 | 91,854 | 3068 | → |
| Ottosdal (- Letsopa) | NW | 13,034 | 18,372 | 773 | → |
| Oudtshoorn (- Bongelethu) | WC | 55,205 | 61,508 | 3764 | → |
| Paarl (- Wellington) | WC | 145,564 | 197,735 | 9788 | → |
| Parys (- Tumahole) | FS | 43,754 | 48,169 | 3287 | → |
| Phalaborwa | LIM | 12,938 | 13,108 | 19333 | → |
| Phola | MP | 22,876 | 31,885 | 635 | → |
| Phomolong | FS | 18,143 | 20,562 | 384 | → |
| Phuthaditjhaba | FS | 51,677 | 56,251 | 2458 | → |
| Pietermaritzburg (incl. Edendale, Imbali, Mkondeni) | KZN | 413,900 | 475,238 | 25390 | → |
| Plettenberg Bay (- Kwanokuthula) | WC | 18,567 | 31,822 | 4650 | → |
| Polokwane (- Seshego) [Pietersburg] | LIM | 133,346 | 227,407 | 14705 | → |
| Port Alfred (- Nkwenkwezi) | EC | 20,965 | 25,858 | 4658 | → |
| Port Elizabeth (incl. Ibhayi, Bethelsdorp, Motherwell) | EC | 778,141 | 876,436 | 34078 | → |
| Port Shepstone (- Oslo Beach - Sea Park - Pumula) | KZN | 24,571 | 37,089 | 4106 | → |
| Postmasburg (- Boitshoko) | NC | 21,139 | 30,089 | 15841 | → |
| Potchefstroom (- Ikageng) | NW | 118,070 | 148,804 | 18420 | → |
| Praktiseer | LIM | ... | 22,264 | 1236 | → |
| Pretoria (incl. Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Centurion, Akasia) | GT | 1,161,857 | 1,763,336 | 145849 | → |
| Queenstown (- Mlungisi - Ezibeleni) | EC | 84,092 | 98,988 | 10340 | → |
| Redhill (- Dundonald - Glenmore - Swalluwsnest) | MP | 21,394 | 19,325 | 1974 | → |
| Reitz (- Petsana) | FS | 17,449 | 20,183 | 2570 | → |
| Richards Bay | KZN | 39,122 | 50,533 | 11156 | → |
| Ritchie (- Motswedimosa) | NC | 11,216 | 14,850 | 2479 | → |
| Riversdale | WC | 12,793 | 16,177 | 10045 | → |
| Robertson (- Nkqubela) | WC | 21,595 | 27,714 | 2345 | → |
| Rustenburg (- Tlhabane - Meriting) | NW | 174,877 | 311,901 | 114445 | → |
| Sabie (- Simile) | MP | ... | 15,778 | 5537 | → |
| Saldanha (- Diazville) | WC | 21,640 | 28,142 | 1754 | → |
| Sasolburg (- Zamdela) | FS | 81,671 | 113,368 | 8519 | → |
| Schweizer-Reneke (- Ipelegeng) | NW | 32,651 | 41,227 | 2275 | → |
| Senekal (- Matwabeng) | FS | 22,540 | 25,543 | 3709 | → |
| Shakaskraal (- Nkobongo) | KZN | ... | 22,824 | 412 | → |
| Siyabuswa | MP | 32,965 | 36,882 | 1488 | → |
| Somerset East (- KwaNojoli) | EC | 16,569 | 18,824 | 7276 | → |
| Somerset West (- Strand - Nomzano) | WC | 123,948 | 188,035 | 10042 | → |
| Soshanguve (- Mabopane - Ga-Rankuwa - Winterveldt) | GT | 600,767 | 728,063 | 33843 | → |
| Standerton (- Sakhile) | MP | 63,107 | 84,383 | 4596 | → |
| Stanger (- KwaDukuza) | KZN | 94,317 | 134,525 | 8273 | → |
| Stellenbosch (- Khayamandi) | WC | 59,145 | 80,316 | 2310 | → |
| Stilfontein (- Khuma) | NW | 66,780 | 63,836 | 14828 | → |
| Stutterheim (- Cumakala) | EC | 22,589 | 24,672 | 12142 | → |
| Swellendam (- Railton) | WC | 13,556 | 17,522 | 3064 | → |
| Tekwane (- Entokozweni) | MP | ... | 14,895 | 1003 | → |
| Thaba Nchu | FS | 64,602 | 60,696 | 3100 | → |
| Thabazimbi | LIM | 13,231 | 28,846 | 16089 | → |
| Theunissen (- Masilo) | FS | 22,477 | 23,513 | 1385 | → |
| Thohoyandou | LIM | 91,455 | 89,427 | 5612 | → |
| Tongaat (- Hambanathi) | KZN | 48,683 | 54,109 | 4123 | → |
| Trichardt (- Secunda) | MP | 28,120 | 44,049 | 19901 | → |
| Tshiame | FS | 12,962 | 14,857 | 2605 | → |
| Tshitereke (- Vondwe) | LIM | ... | 15,935 | 1758 | → |
| Tweefontein (- Somaroboro) | MP | 82,132 | 95,457 | 4450 | → |
| Uitenhage (- Kwanobuhle - Despatch) | EC | 193,271 | 242,924 | 11198 | → |
| Ulundi | KZN | 23,649 | 26,538 | 2589 | → |
| Umzinto | KZN | 14,714 | 16,205 | 1249 | → |
| Upington (- Paballelo) | NC | 54,596 | 67,581 | 57367 | → |
| Vaalbank (- Allemansdrift) | MP | 15,106 | 16,290 | 586 | → |
| Vaalwater (- Leseding) | LIM | ... | 16,462 | 1256 | → |
| Ventersdorp (- Tshing) | NW | 16,740 | 22,073 | 5747 | → |
| Vereeniging (- Vanderbijlpark - Sharpeville - Meyerton) | GT | 307,275 | 377,922 | 60188 | → |
| Verena | MP | 15,167 | 17,738 | 825 | → |
| Viljoenskroon (- Rammulotsi) | FS | 27,089 | 31,468 | 1788 | → |
| Villiers (- Qalabotjha) | FS | 18,232 | 17,315 | 931 | → |
| Virginia (- Meloding) | FS | 69,789 | 66,208 | 8209 | → |
| Volksrust (- Vukuzakhe) | MP | 20,462 | 24,281 | 2543 | → |
| Vrede (- Thembalihle) | FS | 17,421 | 17,689 | 5012 | → |
| Vredenburg (- Louwville - Ongegund) | WC | 27,082 | 38,382 | 1375 | → |
| Vredendal | WC | 14,279 | 18,170 | 2308 | → |
| Vryburg (- Huhudi) | NW | 36,177 | 46,639 | 6976 | → |
| Vryheid (- Bhekuzulu) | KZN | 35,355 | 47,365 | 4871 | → |
| Warrenton (- Ikhutseng) | NC | 13,096 | 22,588 | 3171 | → |
| Welkom (- Thabong) | FS | 194,870 | 211,014 | 21270 | → |
| Wembesi | KZN | 23,240 | 28,252 | 1317 | → |
| Wesselsbron (- Monyakeng) | FS | 27,117 | 26,808 | 1406 | → |
| Westonaria (- Simunye - Libanon Gold Mine) | GT | ... | 31,733 | 3317 | → |
| White River | MP | ... | 21,373 | 7108 | → |
| Whittlesea (- Sada - Ekuphumleni) | EC | 31,144 | 28,248 | 1994 | → |
| Witbank (- KwaGuqa) | MP | 199,468 | 311,657 | 72110 | → |
| Wolmaransstad (- Tswelelang) | NW | 22,708 | 33,492 | 4819 | → |
| Worcester (- Zweletemba) | WC | 81,483 | 97,075 | 7315 | → |
| Zastron (- Matlakeng) | FS | 10,502 | 15,607 | 2270 | → |
| Zeerust (- Ikageleng) | NW | 12,955 | 15,987 | 5881 | → |
- The 2001 and 2011 figures are not completely comparable because of boundary differences between the sub places of 2001 and 2011. Some densely populated areas have been classified as "traditional" (and not as "urban") by Statistics South Africa and therefore are not considered here.
- Computed by »City Population« using data of Statistics South Africa (by adrianfrith.com).
Population Structure
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 |