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Two South African Census workers collecting data for the national census. The South African National Census of 2022 is the 4th comprehensive census performed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). [1] The census results were released on 10 October 2023 and recorded a total of 62 million people in the country. [2] [3]
To date Statistics South Africa has produced four censuses, in 1996, 2001, 2011 and 2022. Stats SA was previously known as the "Central Statistical Service", shortly after the end of apartheid and also it absorbed the statistical services of the former Transkei , Bophuthatswana , Venda and Ciskei .
Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces. They vary widely in population density, from the highly urbanized Gauteng with nearly 700 people per square kilometre, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape with less than four people per square kilometre.
South Africa's population rose to 62 million people last year from 51.8 million in 2011, according to census data from the statistics agency released on Tuesday. The census found roughly eight in ...
Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces.They vary widely in population, from the mostly-urban Gauteng, which contains over 20% of the national population, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape, which contains less than 3%.
The first census in South Africa in 1911 showed that whites made up 22% of the population. This declined to 16% in 1980, [ 31 ] 8.9% in 2011 and 7.65% in 2022. [ 32 ] : 21 Coloured South Africans replaced Whites as the largest minority group around 2010.
The first census in South Africa in 1911 showed that 'Whites' made up 22% of the population; who declined to 16% in 1980. [24] The 'white' population decreased further in the 1990s and 2000s due to a low birth rate and emigration.
The distribution of white South Africans is fairly evenly spread. According to the 2022 South African census, they comprise 7.3% of the total population and number 4,504,252. They are found in large numbers in practically every province in South Africa but always as a minority. They are high in concentration in large cities.