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Media Invite 29  November 2023 FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION (FAO), STATS SA AND DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DALRRD) TO HOST THE 28TH SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISION ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (AFCAS)   Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Stats SA and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), will   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                     24 November 2023   VIRTUAL RELEASE OF THE ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SURVEY RESULTS, 2022 The Statistician-General, Mr Risenga Maluleke will release the annual Agricultural Survey results, 2022 at a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.  The Agricultural Survey covers the activities of commercial farms in South Africa which are registered for   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                   09 November 2023 Statistics South Africa to release the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), Quarter 3 of 2023 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will release the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results for the third quarter of 2023 at a media briefing on Tuesday, 14 November 2023 in Pretoria. The household-based sample survey   read more »

Eastern Cape is the fourth most populated province in South Africa, according to the latest Census 2022 results. The total population of Eastern Cape as counted in Census 2022 increased by 10, 2% from 6,5 million more than a decade ago in Census 2011 to 7,2 million in the latest population and housing census. A   read more »

Media Release For Immediate Release 18 October 2023 Free State home to over 2,9 million people.  Free State is one of the smaller provinces in South Africa, ranked eighth according to the latest Census 2022 results. The total population of Free State as counted in Census 2022 increased by 8,0%, from 2,7m more than a   read more »

Background Census 2022 was the fourth census after the advent of democracy, with the other three being conducted in 1996, 2001 and 2011. This was the first-ever digital census in South Africa. Census information was collected via a digital questionnaire, using three modes of collection: Computer-assisted Personal Interview (CAPI), where fieldworkers visited households and conducted   read more »

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Mr Risenga Maluleke, will hand over the Census 2022 national results to President Cyril Ramaphosa at a media launch to be held on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 in Pretoria. Census data is an important data source used for planning and evidence based decision making by government and various sectors of   read more »

MEDIA ALERT Embargo: None 20 September 2023 Census 2022 Results Announcement Date Confirmed Stats SA to Handover Results to President Ramaphosa on 10th October 2023 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is set to announce the Census 2022 results on the 10th of October 2023. The Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, will hand over the Census 2022 report   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                 31 August 2023 Statistics South Africa to release the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Q2 2023 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will   read more »

Press Release                                                         29 August 2023  UN Forum to showcase power of gender data to transform the global care economy and drive sustainable development Available data at the global   read more »