Wazimap

South Africa

Country

55 653 654 Population
1 229 341.5 square kilometres 45.3 people per square kilometre
Community Survey 2016
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Elections

26 384 470 Number of registered voters
58% (15 290 820) Of registered voters cast their vote

25 388 082 Number of registered voters
73.5% (18 654 771) Of registered voters cast their vote

25 381 293 Number of registered voters
71.2% (18 066 575) Of registered voters cast their vote

23 709 002 Number of registered voters
57.6% (13 664 914) Of registered voters cast their vote

Demographics

25 Median age

55 653 654 People

Isizulu (13 414 612) Language most spoken at home

97.1% (54 009 271) Born in South Africa

97.8% (54 432 740) South African citizens

Households

16 923 307 Households
13% (2 193 968) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)

65% (10 995 587) Households fully owned or being paid off

41.3% (6 992 274) Households with women as their head
111 471 Households with heads under 18 years old

R29 400 Average annual household income

Service delivery

86.2% (47 972 825) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider

7.3% (4 055 298) Have no access to electricity

63.5% (35 354 254) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
2.4% (1 332 582) Have no access to any toilets

59.4% (33 038 861) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority, private company or community members

Economics

38.9% (13 180 077) Employed

R30 000 Average annual income

Education

71.8% (24 232 255) Completed Grade 9 or higher
43.4% (14 644 033) Completed Matric or higher

Children

20 874 659 Children

1.1% (180 951) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents

2 623 Crimes of neglect and ill-treatment of children in 2014

94.9% (13 886 616) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school

R2 400 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
13.1% (387 964) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force

Child-headed households

111 471 Households with heads under 18 years old
11% (12 268) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)

38.2% (42 565) Child-headed households with women as their head

R2 400 Average annual child-headed household income

Community Survey 2016

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