1.    Census 2022 10% Sample The Census 2022 10% Sample is among many Census products disseminated to the public in the second dissemination phase. Census 2022 micro-data were sampled from the latest census to cater to the data needs of academia, research institutions, NGOs, planners, and policymakers, as has been the practice for the last   read more »

The Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, will hand over the Census 2022 report to His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in Pretoria, and announce the results of the population and housing count to the country. Census 2022 was the fourth population and housing count in post-apartheid South Africa, the first being conducted in 1996, and subsequent censuses being   read more »

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Annual consumer price inflation slowed to 7,5% in September from 7,6% in August, edging further down from the 13-year high of 7,8% recorded in July. Fuel prices declined for a second consecutive month, contributing to the softer headline rate. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) for September was 0,1%, lower than 0,2%   read more »

Residents of the Western Cape have an additional period – until 14 May – to complete the Census questionnaire. The province is still lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of completeness of data collection. Nationally, 88% of households have been counted while the Western Cape is at the 60% mark. Stats SA   read more »

Data Story                                                                                                                                                              01 December 2021 Registration for Census 2022   read more »

Data Story                                                                    25 October 2021   100 Day Countdown to the total count of the population in South Africa, Census 2022 The 100 Day Countdown to Census Night of the next population count, Census 2022, starts on 25 October 2021. The night of 2 February 2022 will be the reference point on which everyone   read more »

Jobs in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased by 86 000 in the second quarter of 2021, bringing the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector in South Africa to approximately 9,57 million. According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q2:2021) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), formal sector jobs increased by   read more »

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