Municipality profile, KZN237

Inkosi Langalibalele

Inkosi Langalibalele is a local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Census 2022 counted 230 924 people in 48 416 households, about 4.8 people per household. That is up 17.7% from 196 227 people in Census 2011. 83.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 33.3% had a flush toilet. It has the 10th largest population of the 44 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

KwaZulu-Natal. Category B3 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

230 924

Up 17.7% from 196 227 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Census 2011 and Census 2022

Inkosi Langalibalele: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	196 227	230 924	+17.7%
Households	41 617	48 416	+16.3%
People per household	4.7	4.8	+0.1
Males per 100 females	87.3	87.4	+0.1
Aged 0 to 14	36.2%	30.5%	-5.7 pts
Aged 15 to 34	36.1%	34.5%	-1.6 pts
Aged 60 and over	7.2%	9.0%	+1.8 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	63.3%	83.5%	+20.2 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	1.2%	1.4%	+0.2 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	46.1%	56.5%	+10.4 pts
Households with a flush toilet	25.0%	33.3%	+8.3 pts
Households with no toilet	9.7%	2.9%	-6.8 pts
Households cooking with electricity	48.6%	60.4%	+11.8 pts
Households cooking with gas	3.7%	17.1%	+13.4 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	63 724	62 741	-1.5%

Change is SA Data Hub's calculation from the two figures: a percentage change for counts, and the difference in percentage points (pts) for shares. Cooking shares are of households that named a cooking fuel; Stats SA leaves out “none”.

The 2011 and 2022 figures cover the same area. Stats SA, Census 2022 Municipal fact sheet (Report no. 03-01-82, revised), page 1: “Census 2011 indicators were generated based on aligned census data to current municipal boundaries (2021)”.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 26; General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 28; General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 30. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

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People

Males: 107 711
Females: 123 213
Males per 100 females: 87.4
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 62 741

The largest age group in Inkosi Langalibalele in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 34.5% of people.

Aged 0 to 1430.5%
36.2% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3434.5%
36.1% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5926.1%
20.5% in 2011
Aged 60 and over9.0%
7.2% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 26. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Housing

Census 2022 counted 48 416 households, with about 4.8 people in each. In 2011 there were 41 617, with about 4.7 people in each.

83.5% of households in Inkosi Langalibalele lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling83.5%
40 405 households
Informal dwelling1.4%
668 households
Traditional dwelling14.9%
7 204 households
Other0.3%
139 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 28. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Water, toilets and cooking

33.3% of households in Inkosi Langalibalele had a flush toilet in 2022, and 60.4% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme56.5%
27 377 households. 46.1% in 2011.
Flush toilet33.3%
16 099 households. 25.0% in 2011.
No toilet2.9%
1 405 households. 9.7% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking60.4%
29 213 households. 48.6% in 2011.
Gas for cooking17.1%
8 273 households. 3.7% in 2011.

Shares of households. Cooking shares are of households that named a cooking fuel. Water from another source includes boreholes, tankers, rivers and springs.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 30. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How it compares

Population, 2022: Inkosi Langalibalele230 924; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal282 362Inkosi Langalibalele has 18.2% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Inkosi Langalibalele has 20.7% fewer people
People per household: Inkosi Langalibalele4.8; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal5.0Inkosi Langalibalele has 0.2 fewer people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Inkosi Langalibalele has 0.9 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Inkosi Langalibalele83.5%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal81.7%Inkosi Langalibalele is 1.8 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Inkosi Langalibalele is 3.5 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme: Inkosi Langalibalele56.5%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal60.4%Inkosi Langalibalele is 3.9 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Inkosi Langalibalele is 17.8 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet: Inkosi Langalibalele33.3%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal38.4%Inkosi Langalibalele is 5.1 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Inkosi Langalibalele is 28.7 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: Inkosi Langalibalele60.4%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal67.0%Inkosi Langalibalele is 6.6 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Inkosi Langalibalele is 5.6 pts lower

Each average is the simple mean of the municipal figures, so a small municipality counts as much as a large one. Gaps between shares are in percentage points (pts).

33.3% of households had a flush toilet, 5.1 pts below the average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal whose Census 2022 population is closest to Inkosi Langalibalele's (230 924). Where two are equally close, the lower municipal code comes first.

Sources

Every 2011 and 2022 figure on this page is from Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43, revised edition, originally released 10 October 2023), which gives Census 2011 figures alongside Census 2022 ones. Tables for Inkosi Langalibalele: Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 26; General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 28; General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 30. SA Data Hub checked them against the publication on 28 October 2026.

Changes, shares of the total, averages and similar municipalities are SA Data Hub's own calculations from those figures. Corrections are listed on the updates page.