Closing in on the 55 million mark: A growing population with changing needs.
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today released mid-year population estimates which put South Africa’s population at just over 54,9 million as at July 2015. The population increased by 1,65% between 2014 and 2015, with Gauteng remaining the most populous province, with almost 13,2 million inhabitants, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with a population of almost 10,9 million. read more »
Mbalo Brief – July 2015
Every year on 18 July, schoolchildren, public servants, business people, organisations and men and women from all walks of life, devote 67 minutes of their time to a community service activity. This is in commemoration of the 67 years that the late Nelson Mandela spent fighting for human rights and social justice. Over the years, read more »
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Introduction ZIP (23KB) PDF (290KB) Information on Geography ZIP (88KB) PDF (329KB) Information on Persons ZIP (1.9MB) PDF (1.5MB) Information on households and housing ZIP (663KB) PDF (712KB) Information on Mortality ZIP (72KB) PDF (207KB) Imputation flags for households and persons ZIP (75KB) PDF (113KB) Questionnaire A PDF (145KB) Questionnaire B PDF (94KB) Questionnaire C read more »
Calling a spade a spade: deaths due to HIV moves into top 5
The 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death release shows that HIV disease has moved from being ranked sixth in 2012 to being ranked third in 2013. Of the 458 933 deaths registered at the Department of Home Affairs in 2013 and processed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), 5,1% were due to HIV disease, an increase read more »
Statement by President Jacob Zuma
Statement by President Jacob Zuma marking 50 day countdown to Census 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria, Tshwane 22 Aug 2011 Minister Trevor Manuel, Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Today, 22 August 2011 we begin the 50 day countdown towards the National Census. The Minister responsible for Statistics South Africa, Minister in the Presidency, Trevor Manuel, read more »
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Click here to download a printable version. 1. What is a population census? A population census is a snapshot of a country at a particular moment in time. South Africa’s census will be held in October this year. Census night is the 9th of October 2011. The picture we are taking will tell us how many people read more »
Census Archives
Date Documents News: 12 December 2011 CENSUS 2011 Data-Processing 20 Sepember 2011 STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT ON CENSUS 2011 19 Sepember 2011 Stats SA meets Faith Based Organisations on Census 2011 19 Sepember 2011 CONTRALESA partners with Census 2011 19 Sepember 2011 Census 2011 : What to Expect ? What to do? (jpg 780KB) 8 Sepember 2011 read more »
Fewer deaths recorded in 2012
The overall number of deaths in South Africa continues to decline. This was one of the findings from the Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 2012: Findings from death notification report, which was released by Statistics South Africa on Thursday. Just over 480 thousand deaths were registered in South Africa in 2012. This read more »
Media Release, Mid –Year Population Estimates 2014
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimates the population of South Africa to be 54 million as at July 2014, where about 30,0% of the population is aged younger than 15 years and approximately 8,4% (4,54 million) is 60 years or older. The Mid-year population estimates further indicate that approximately fifty-one per cent (approximately 27,64 million) read more »
Life expectancy continues to rise as South Africa’s population breaks 54 million
South Africa’s population now stands at just over 54 million. This is the main finding of Stats SA’s latest Mid-year Population Estimates report, which was released on Thursday. Based on the 2014 series, the country’s population experienced an estimated net increase of 844 000 individuals (1,58% growth) from July 2013 to July 2014. Gauteng remains the read more »