Illiteracy in South Africa
There are 3.5 million illiterate people in South Africa aged 15 or more. (Labour Force Survey 2004) This week’s theme:… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Languages in South Africa
There are over two million more people with Afrikaans as a home language than English (6.1 million vs. 3.8 million)…. Read More
Growth of populations by province
The Northern Cape has the fastest growing population at 3.0% per annum, albeit off a low base. Of the larger… Read More
Population by province
KwaZulu-Natal has the largest population at 9.6m. Around twice as many people live in Gauteng than in the Western Cape… Read More
Total population of South Africa
The total population of South Africa at September 2004 was 46.5 million (up from 44.8 million in 2001). 36.8 million… Read More