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How many households are there in South Africa?

Census 2022 counted 17 828 778 households in South Africa, up from 14 449 665 in Census 2011, according to Stats SA's Provinces at a glance.

Households in each province, Census 2022
  • Gauteng5 318 665

    3 908 826 in 2011

  • KwaZulu-Natal2 853 741

    2 539 337 in 2011

  • Western Cape2 264 032

    1 633 925 in 2011

  • Eastern Cape1 838 960

    1 687 343 in 2011

  • Limpopo1 811 565

    1 418 085 in 2011

  • Mpumalanga1 421 721

    1 075 466 in 2011

  • North West1 141 291

    1 061 998 in 2011

  • Free State845 250

    823 285 in 2011

  • Northern Cape333 553

    301 400 in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), province rows, pages 8, 13, 18, 22, 28, 34, 38, 42, 46. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Open: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Free State, Northern Cape

How this was worked out

The sum of the nine province rows of the housing table in Provinces at a glance, worked out by SA Data Hub.

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