Close to 400 000 new homes have been built in the City of Cape Town since 2011. This is according to the results of the most recent census, released last week.
According to data released by Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke, the South African population grew to 62 million until last year. According to the data, around 51% of residents are female.
Gauteng remained the province with the highest population (15 million), while Northern Cape has the smallest population at 1,3 million. The Western Cape has moved from being the fifth-largest province in terms of population size in 1996 to being the third largest in 2022.
According to the first-phase data, 7 433 020 people live in the Western Cape, with 4 772 846 people residing in the City of Cape Town. This population has grown by 1 032 815 since 2011.
Census 2022 was the fourth census since the advent of democracy, with the other three being conducted in 1996, 2001 and 2011.
While more in-detail results are set to be released at a later date, the general data includes the number of people, ages, household types, utility and basic service access.
In the metro a vast majority of residents (70,9%) are of working age and between 15 and 64. Most households are also considered formal at 85,7%, with around 11% being informal structures.
In 2011, there were 1 068 515 households. This has grown to 1 452 845 by last year.
The second phase of the Census results release will include more focused data, such as specific community profiles and more in-depth reports on particular themes.
