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Which municipalities grew fastest between Census 2011 and Census 2022?

Richtersveld (Northern Cape) grew fastest: its population rose 102.3%, from 11 982 in Census 2011 to 24 235 in Census 2022, according to Stats SA's Provinces at a glance.

The 10 fastest-growing municipalities, Census 2011 to 2022
  1. RichtersveldNorthern Cape. 11 982 to 24 235+102.3%
  2. OverstrandWestern Cape. 80 358 to 132 495+64.9%
  3. Mossel BayWestern Cape. 89 430 to 140 075+56.6%
  4. Saldanha BayWestern Cape. 99 193 to 154 635+55.9%
  5. EndumeniKwaZulu-Natal. 64 862 to 100 085+54.3%
  6. GeorgeWestern Cape. 193 672 to 294 929+52.3%
  7. NkomaziMpumalanga. 393 030 to 591 928+50.6%
  8. KamiesbergNorthern Cape. 10 187 to 15 130+48.5%
  9. MkhondoMpumalanga. 171 982 to 255 411+48.5%
  10. Beaufort WestWestern Cape. 49 586 to 72 972+47.2%

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, pages 6 to 44. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How this was worked out

The percentage change between the two census counts for each municipality, worked out by SA Data Hub. Both counts are in Provinces at a glance, and the 2011 figures were produced for today's boundaries, so they cover the same area.

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