Since the
election of 27 April 1994,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
has been divided into
nine provinces. They vary widely in population, from the mostly-urban
Gauteng
Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
, which contains over 20% of the national population, to the mostly-desert
Northern Cape, which contains less than 3%. The following table shows the provincial populations according to the
2011 National Census,
the 2016 Community Survey, and the most recent mid-year population estimates by
Statistics South Africa.
List
Historical data
Since the creation of the current provinces in 1994 there have been three censuses, in 1996, 2001 and 2011.
See also
*
List of South African provinces by population density
References
{{Lists of the provinces of South Africa
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
South African provinces by population
provinces by population
South African provinces