51,8 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD FILL

SOCCER CITY 500 TIMES

WHAT’S THE

KWAZULU-NATAL CENSUS STORY

HOW MANY TIMES WOULD THE POPULATION OF

KWAZULU-NATAL FIT INSIDE MOSES MABHIDA STADIUM

121 TIMES

10 267 300

POPULATION NUMBERS

1996

8 572 302

21%

40 583 5732001

9 584 129

21%

44 819 7782011

10 267 300

20%

51 770 560 KwaZulu-Natal had the 2nd largest population in the country

Population change

KWAZULU-NATAL POPULATION

The provinces population

4%

5%

5%

6%

6%

7%

7%

8%

9%

10%

34%

Over a

1/3 of the province resided in Ethekwini

The provinces population

-1,5% growth

The provinces population

+2% growth

The population grew by

7,1% between 2001 and 2011

POPULATION GROUP

The provinces population groups

8 in 10 people were

Black African

The provinces languages

Sanibonani!78% isiZulu

Good day.. 13% English

Goeiedag2% Afrikaans

Molweni3% isiXhosa

53%werefemale

47%were

male

The provinces sex structure

The provinces age structure

199620012011

2011

The provinces age structure

32%

5%

63%

Almost 1/3 of the population were under 15

The provinces age structure

MIGRATION

The provinces outflow

outflow281 558 180 000 people

left KZN for Gauteng

The provinces inflow

inflow250 884

EDUCATION

The population with no schooling

Over 600 000 people (11%) 20+ had no schooling

This has halved since 2001 when 22% aged 20+ had no schooling

The population attending school

Of the population aged 5-24 3 million were attending educational institution

1 million were not

UNEMPLOYMENT

The population unemployed

The unemployment rate was

33%Youth unemployment rate was

49%

HOUSEHOLDS

The provinces households

2 539 429households

Average household size4

20012011

The provinces households

78%of households lived in formal dwellings

ACCESS TO WATER

19962011

Households with piped water

Over 86%of households had access to piped water

46% had piped water inside dwelling

ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

19962011

Households with electricity

Over 78%of households had access to electricity

1,7 million households

• The population size has increased:– Gauteng at 12,3 million has overtaken KwaZulu-Natal at 10,3 million– Smaller towns grew at a faster pace then major urban areas– Rural-urban migration a continuing phenomena

• The age profile of the country is changing

• Access to education has improved – People with no schooling decreased, attendance school increased

• High unemployment, high income disparity– about three in ten of the economically active are unemployed

• Service delivery improvements – Disparities still exist (spatial legacies are stark)– There are significant improvements in access to formal housing

• Woman and children bear brunt of disadvantage

Some highlights of Census 2011