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Greater Giyani

Greater Giyani is a local municipality in Limpopo. Census 2022 counted 316 841 people in 79 735 households, about 4.0 people per household. That is up 30.4% from 242 986 people in Census 2011. 92.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 24.3% had a flush toilet. It has the 9th largest population of the 22 municipalities in Limpopo.

Limpopo. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

316 841

Up 30.4% from 242 986 people in Census 2011.

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

Census 2011 and Census 2022

Greater Giyani: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population242 986316 841+30.4%
Households63 19379 735+26.2%
People per household3.84.0+0.2
Males per 100 females79.583.2+3.7
Aged 0 to 1436.8%35.4%-1.4 pts
Aged 15 to 3436.6%31.2%-5.4 pts
Aged 60 and over7.7%9.6%+1.9 pts
Households in a formal dwelling88.0%92.5%+4.5 pts
Households in an informal dwelling2.3%0.9%-1.4 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme61.0%54.1%-6.9 pts
Households with a flush toilet12.5%24.3%+11.8 pts
Households with no toilet19.7%4.4%-15.3 pts
Households cooking with electricity23.4%25.1%+1.7 pts
Households cooking with gas0.5%12.2%+11.7 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)93 44599 474+6.5%

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, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45; General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46; General housing information per municipality (2), Limpopo, page 47. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

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People

Males
143 873
Females
172 968
Males per 100 females
83.2
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
99 474
The largest age group in Greater Giyani in 2022 was aged 0 to 14, at 35.4% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1435.4%

    36.8% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3431.2%

    36.6% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5923.9%

    18.9% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.6%

    7.7% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Housing

Census 2022 counted 79 735 households, with about 4.0 people in each. In 2011 there were 63 193, with about 3.8 people in each.

92.5% of households in Greater Giyani lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling92.5%

    73 776 households

  • Informal dwelling0.9%

    726 households

  • Traditional dwelling6.4%

    5 093 households

  • Other0.2%

    140 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Water, toilets and cooking

24.3% of households in Greater Giyani had a flush toilet in 2022, and 25.1% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme54.1%

    43 173 households. 61.0% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet24.3%

    19 345 households. 12.5% in 2011.

  • No toilet4.4%

    3 471 households. 19.7% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking25.1%

    20 009 households. 23.4% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking12.2%

    9 675 households. 0.5% 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), Limpopo, page 47. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How it compares

Population, 2022
Greater Giyani316 841
Average per municipality in Limpopo298 760Greater Giyani has 6.1% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Greater Giyani has 8.8% more people
People per household
Greater Giyani4.0
Average per municipality in Limpopo3.5Greater Giyani has 0.5 more people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Greater Giyani has 0.1 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Greater Giyani92.5%
Average per municipality in Limpopo93.9%Greater Giyani is 1.4 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Greater Giyani is 5.5 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Greater Giyani54.1%
Average per municipality in Limpopo59.8%Greater Giyani is 5.7 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Greater Giyani is 20.2 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Greater Giyani24.3%
Average per municipality in Limpopo38.9%Greater Giyani is 14.6 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Greater Giyani is 37.7 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Greater Giyani25.1%
Average per municipality in Limpopo48.1%Greater Giyani is 23.0 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Greater Giyani is 40.9 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).

  • 24.3% of households had a flush toilet, 14.6 pts below the average per municipality in Limpopo.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45; General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46; General housing information per municipality (2), Limpopo, page 47. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Limpopo whose Census 2022 population is closest to Greater Giyani's (316 841). 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 Greater Giyani: Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45; General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46; General housing information per municipality (2), Limpopo, page 47. 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.