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Census 2022
Households and internet access, from Census 2022 and earlier censuses.
Households counted
17.8 million households
2022. Up from 14.4 million in 2011.
Total private households counted in Census 2022: 17,828,778, up from 14.4 million in 2011 (+23.4%). Average household size declined from 3.6 persons in 2011 to 3.5 in 2022.
Source: Statistics South Africa, Census 2022 Statistical Release. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.1 million |
| 2001 | 10.9 million |
| 2011 | 14.4 million |
| 2022 | 17.8 million |
Households with internet access
79.0%2022. Up from 48.0% in 2016.
Percentage of households with access to the internet (by any means, including mobile) in Census 2022, up from 35% in 2011. The rapid expansion of mobile internet is the primary driver.
Source: Statistics South Africa, Census 2022 Statistical Release. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 35.0% |
| 2016 | 48.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% |
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Census 2022: May be out of date
Stats SA, Census 2022 Statistical Release. Updated decennial (next census ~2032). Last updated . Source (opens in a new tab)
- : Corrected the name of NC067 in Northern Cape. The PDF of Provinces at a glance prints it as "Kh+ói - Ma" because of a font fault, and the site had copied that. The municipality is Khâi-Ma. No figures changed.
- : Every 2011 and 2022 figure on the 213 municipality pages was checked against Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43, revised). Four municipalities differed and were corrected. Thaba Chweu (MP321) and City of Mbombela (MP326) now use the revised 2022 figures on pages 40 to 43 (erratum, page ii). Nketoana (FS193) and Kamiesberg (NC064) each had one 2011 toilet count that differed from the housing table (pages 23 and 19).
- : The share of people aged 15 and older with no income (30.4%) is no longer shown. It is not in Census 2022 Provinces at a glance, and it has not been traced to another published Stats SA table. It returns only if it can be traced.