Census: SA Provinces ranked by POPULATION size

According to Census, South Africa’s population grew by more than 10 million to 62 million over the past decade, the country’s statistics agency confirmed as it unveiled the results of its latest census.

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StatsSA said this marked a 19.8 percent increase from 51.8 million in 2011 when the last census was conducted.

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“This is the fourth census undertaken since the advent of democracy in 1994, and, as such, it contributes to a vast body of knowledge that describes the state and the progress of our nation,” President Cyril Ramaphosa told a press conference in Pretoria.

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Gauteng, the province home to the country’s economic capital Johannesburg, was the most populous region with more than 15 million people, the census found.

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Gauteng and the Western Cape have also received the largest influx of new residents.

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