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Molemole

Molemole is a local municipality in Limpopo. Census 2022 counted 127 130 people in 41 939 households, about 3.0 people per household. That is up 0.5% from 126 506 people in Census 2011. 96.7% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 32.9% had a flush toilet. It has the 19th largest population of the 22 municipalities in Limpopo.

Limpopo. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

127 130

Up 0.5% from 126 506 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

Molemole: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population126 506127 130+0.5%
Households34 67341 939+21.0%
People per household3.63.0-0.6
Males per 100 females84.887.0+2.2
Aged 0 to 1436.0%31.6%-4.4 pts
Aged 15 to 3433.4%31.1%-2.3 pts
Aged 60 and over10.9%12.4%+1.5 pts
Households in a formal dwelling96.1%96.7%+0.6 pts
Households in an informal dwelling2.5%0.9%-1.6 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme50.5%55.5%+5.0 pts
Households with a flush toilet13.5%32.9%+19.4 pts
Households with no toilet4.2%1.6%-2.6 pts
Households cooking with electricity68.3%64.7%-3.6 pts
Households cooking with gas1.2%20.6%+19.4 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)45 36336 437-19.7%

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
59 161
Females
67 969
Males per 100 females
87.0
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
36 437
The largest age group in Molemole in 2022 was aged 0 to 14, at 31.6% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1431.6%

    36.0% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3431.1%

    33.4% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5924.9%

    19.7% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over12.4%

    10.9% 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 41 939 households, with about 3.0 people in each. In 2011 there were 34 673, with about 3.6 people in each.

96.7% of households in Molemole lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling96.7%

    40 537 households

  • Informal dwelling0.9%

    392 households

  • Traditional dwelling2.2%

    918 households

  • Other0.2%

    91 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

32.9% of households in Molemole had a flush toilet in 2022, and 64.7% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme55.5%

    23 291 households. 50.5% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet32.9%

    13 781 households. 13.5% in 2011.

  • No toilet1.6%

    691 households. 4.2% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking64.7%

    27 117 households. 68.3% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking20.6%

    8 617 households. 1.2% 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
Molemole127 130
Average per municipality in Limpopo298 760Molemole has 57.4% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Molemole has 56.3% fewer people
People per household
Molemole3.0
Average per municipality in Limpopo3.5Molemole has 0.5 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Molemole has 0.9 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Molemole96.7%
Average per municipality in Limpopo93.9%Molemole is 2.8 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Molemole is 9.7 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Molemole55.5%
Average per municipality in Limpopo59.8%Molemole is 4.3 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Molemole is 18.8 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Molemole32.9%
Average per municipality in Limpopo38.9%Molemole is 6.0 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Molemole is 29.1 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Molemole64.7%
Average per municipality in Limpopo48.1%Molemole is 16.6 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Molemole is 1.3 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).

  • 96.7% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 2.8 pts above the average per municipality in Limpopo.
  • 32.9% of households had a flush toilet, 6.0 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 Molemole's (127 130). 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 Molemole: 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.