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Greater Letaba

Greater Letaba is a local municipality in Limpopo. Census 2022 counted 261 038 people in 65 220 households, about 4.0 people per household. That is up 22.0% from 213 932 people in Census 2011. 94.4% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 20.0% had a flush toilet. It has the 12th largest population of the 22 municipalities in Limpopo.

Limpopo. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

261 038

Up 22.0% from 213 932 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 Letaba: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population213 932261 038+22.0%
Households58 61265 220+11.3%
People per household3.64.0+0.4
Males per 100 females81.182.3+1.2
Aged 0 to 1434.5%35.1%+0.6 pts
Aged 15 to 3436.6%30.3%-6.3 pts
Aged 60 and over9.3%10.6%+1.3 pts
Households in a formal dwelling91.8%94.4%+2.6 pts
Households in an informal dwelling3.3%1.7%-1.6 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme61.7%60.6%-1.1 pts
Households with a flush toilet10.2%20.0%+9.8 pts
Households with no toilet10.7%3.2%-7.5 pts
Households cooking with electricity31.1%34.8%+3.7 pts
Households cooking with gas0.6%11.9%+11.3 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)77 59376 245-1.7%

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
117 818
Females
143 220
Males per 100 females
82.3
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
76 245
The largest age group in Greater Letaba in 2022 was aged 0 to 14, at 35.1% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1435.1%

    34.5% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3430.3%

    36.6% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5924.0%

    19.6% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over10.6%

    9.3% 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 65 220 households, with about 4.0 people in each. In 2011 there were 58 612, with about 3.6 people in each.

94.4% of households in Greater Letaba lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling94.4%

    61 580 households

  • Informal dwelling1.7%

    1 130 households

  • Traditional dwelling3.7%

    2 437 households

  • Other0.1%

    74 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

20.0% of households in Greater Letaba had a flush toilet in 2022, and 34.8% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme60.6%

    39 549 households. 61.7% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet20.0%

    13 051 households. 10.2% in 2011.

  • No toilet3.2%

    2 119 households. 10.7% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking34.8%

    22 642 households. 31.1% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking11.9%

    7 744 households. 0.6% 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 Letaba261 038
Average per municipality in Limpopo298 760Greater Letaba has 12.6% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Greater Letaba has 10.4% fewer people
People per household
Greater Letaba4.0
Average per municipality in Limpopo3.5Greater Letaba has 0.5 more people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Greater Letaba has 0.1 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Greater Letaba94.4%
Average per municipality in Limpopo93.9%Greater Letaba is 0.5 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Greater Letaba is 7.4 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Greater Letaba60.6%
Average per municipality in Limpopo59.8%Greater Letaba is 0.8 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Greater Letaba is 13.7 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Greater Letaba20.0%
Average per municipality in Limpopo38.9%Greater Letaba is 18.9 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Greater Letaba is 42.0 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Greater Letaba34.8%
Average per municipality in Limpopo48.1%Greater Letaba is 13.3 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Greater Letaba is 31.2 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).

  • 20.0% of households had a flush toilet, 18.9 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 Letaba's (261 038). 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 Letaba: 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.