Municipality profile, LIM355

Lepele-Nkumpi

Lepele-Nkumpi is a local municipality in Limpopo. Census 2022 counted 284 404 people in 78 217 households, about 3.6 people per household. That is up 23.0% from 231 239 people in Census 2011. 97.1% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 34.7% had a flush toilet. It has the 11th largest population of the 22 municipalities in Limpopo.

Limpopo. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

284 404

Up 23.0% from 231 239 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 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

Lepele-Nkumpi: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	231 239	284 404	+23.0%
Households	59 885	78 217	+30.6%
People per household	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Males per 100 females	83.5	87.2	+3.7
Aged 0 to 14	36.0%	32.7%	-3.3 pts
Aged 15 to 34	32.9%	30.5%	-2.4 pts
Aged 60 and over	10.5%	12.3%	+1.8 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	94.5%	97.1%	+2.6 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	54.8%	57.5%	+2.7 pts
Households with a flush toilet	19.1%	34.7%	+15.6 pts
Households with no toilet	3.0%	0.9%	-2.1 pts
Households cooking with electricity	59.5%	55.9%	-3.6 pts
Households cooking with gas	0.9%	18.6%	+17.7 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	82 062	81 542	-0.6%

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 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: 132 447
Females: 151 958
Males per 100 females: 87.2
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 81 542

The largest age group in Lepele-Nkumpi in 2022 was aged 0 to 14, at 32.7% of people.

Aged 0 to 1432.7%
36.0% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3430.5%
32.9% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5924.6%
20.6% in 2011
Aged 60 and over12.3%
10.5% 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 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 78 217 households, with about 3.6 people in each. In 2011 there were 59 885, with about 3.9 people in each.

97.1% of households in Lepele-Nkumpi lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling97.1%
75 987 households
Informal dwelling1.4%
1 071 households
Traditional dwelling1.1%
890 households
Other0.3%
269 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 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

34.7% of households in Lepele-Nkumpi had a flush toilet in 2022, and 55.9% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme57.5%
44 977 households. 54.8% in 2011.
Flush toilet34.7%
27 139 households. 19.1% in 2011.
No toilet0.9%
665 households. 3.0% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking55.9%
43 695 households. 59.5% in 2011.
Gas for cooking18.6%
14 535 households. 0.9% 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 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: Lepele-Nkumpi284 404; Average per municipality in Limpopo298 760Lepele-Nkumpi has 4.8% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Lepele-Nkumpi has 2.3% fewer people
People per household: Lepele-Nkumpi3.6; Average per municipality in Limpopo3.5Lepele-Nkumpi has 0.1 more people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Lepele-Nkumpi has 0.3 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Lepele-Nkumpi97.1%; Average per municipality in Limpopo93.9%Lepele-Nkumpi is 3.2 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Lepele-Nkumpi is 10.1 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme: Lepele-Nkumpi57.5%; Average per municipality in Limpopo59.8%Lepele-Nkumpi is 2.3 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Lepele-Nkumpi is 16.8 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet: Lepele-Nkumpi34.7%; Average per municipality in Limpopo38.9%Lepele-Nkumpi is 4.2 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Lepele-Nkumpi is 27.3 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: Lepele-Nkumpi55.9%; Average per municipality in Limpopo48.1%Lepele-Nkumpi is 7.8 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Lepele-Nkumpi is 10.1 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).

97.1% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 3.2 pts above the average per municipality in Limpopo.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Limpopo whose Census 2022 population is closest to Lepele-Nkumpi's (284 404). 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 Lepele-Nkumpi: 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.