MEDIA ADVISORY   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will hand over Mpumalanga provincial results of this year’s mini-census, Community Survey 2016 to the Premier of Mpumalanga province, the Honourable David Mabuza.   The Community Survey 2016 results for Mpumalanga provide statistics for all municipalities within the province on, among others, poverty levels,   read more »

The institutionalised population represents a unique population subset in the country, although it makes up a relatively small proportion of the total population (about 776 495 in 1996 and 1 763 582 in 2011). Persons in institutions constitute a special group, most of whom are there for a specific purpose or life circumstances.   Statistics South Africa is   read more »

Official release of the 2016 Community Survey results Dear Valued Stakeholder The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla cordially invites you to the release of the Community Survey 2016 results (CS2016) to be received by the Premier of Northern Cape, Honourable Syliva Lucas, on behalf of the Province. The Statistician-General will reflect on the   read more »

  Eastern Cape’s population increased from 6,6 million people in 2011 to 7 million in 2016, making it the third most populous province in the country, behind Gauteng (13,4 million) and KwaZulu-Natal (11,1 million).  The number of households in the province has also increased to 1,8 million in 2016, from 1,7 million in 2011. The   read more »

CS 2016 PROVINCIAL LAUNCH The Western Cape Provincial launch of Community Survey 2016 will take place on Friday, 08 July 2016 @ 10am at the Provincial Legislature (4 Dorp Street, 7th Floor, Conference facility, Cape Town CBD). The event will be hosted by Statistics SA in conjunction with the Western Cape Provincial Government-Department of the   read more »

  Free State Community Survey 2016 results The total population recorded for Free State in 2016 was 2,8 million, an increase from the population of 2,7 million in 2011, making it the second smallest province in the country in terms of population size, after the Northern Cape.  58,3% of the population in the province are   read more »

  Limpopo Community Survey 2016 results Limpopo’s population by 400 000, from 5,4 million people in 2011 to 5,8 million in 2016, making it the fifth largest province in the country in terms of population size. It trails behind Gauteng (13,4 million), KwaZulu-Natal (11,1 million), Eastern Cape (7 million), and Western Cape (6,3 million).  The   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will hand over Free State provincial results of this year’s mini-census, Community Survey 2016, to the Premier of Free State, the Honourable Ace Magashule on Wednesday, 6 July 2016 at 18H00. The Community Survey 2016 results for Free State provide statistics for all municipalities within   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                 30 June 2016 Community Survey 2016 results The population of South Africa has increased to 55,7 million in 2016 from 51,8 million in 2011, representing an increase of over 3 million. Of the 55,7 million people living in South Africa, a majority reside in Gauteng (13,4 million), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (11 million)   read more »

  Contact: Lesedi Dibakwane 0828057088 lesedid@statssa.gov.za   Release of Community Survey (CS) 2016 Results   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla will release the results of the Community Survey 2016 (CS 2016) which will, among others, reflect on the 40 years of the country’s performance on education, labour markets, service delivery, poverty and   read more »