Municipality profile, NW375

Moses Kotane

Moses Kotane is a local municipality in North West. Census 2022 counted 265 668 people in 79 404 households, about 3.3 people per household. That is up 9.5% from 242 554 people in Census 2011. 90.0% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 32.6% had a flush toilet. It has the 5th largest population of the 18 municipalities in North West.

North West. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

265 668

Up 9.5% from 242 554 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32. 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

Moses Kotane: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	242 554	265 668	+9.5%
Households	75 193	79 404	+5.6%
People per household	3.2	3.3	+0.1
Males per 100 females	98.8	99.9	+1.1
Aged 0 to 14	29.2%	27.5%	-1.7 pts
Aged 15 to 34	34.7%	32.5%	-2.2 pts
Aged 60 and over	10.9%	12.3%	+1.4 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	78.3%	90.0%	+11.7 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	19.3%	8.4%	-10.9 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	80.3%	66.0%	-14.3 pts
Households with a flush toilet	13.9%	32.6%	+18.7 pts
Households with no toilet	3.3%	1.0%	-2.3 pts
Households cooking with electricity	75.5%	73.8%	-1.7 pts
Households cooking with gas	1.1%	17.6%	+16.5 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	59 524	63 294	+6.3%

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, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33; General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34; General housing information per municipality (2), North West, page 35. 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: 132 741
Females: 132 927
Males per 100 females: 99.9
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 63 294

The largest age group in Moses Kotane in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 32.5% of people.

Aged 0 to 1427.5%
29.2% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3432.5%
34.7% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5927.7%
25.2% in 2011
Aged 60 and over12.3%
10.9% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33. 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 79 404 households, with about 3.3 people in each. In 2011 there were 75 193, with about 3.2 people in each.

90.0% of households in Moses Kotane lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling90.0%
71 454 households
Informal dwelling8.4%
6 636 households
Traditional dwelling1.1%
912 households
Other0.5%
403 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34. 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

32.6% of households in Moses Kotane had a flush toilet in 2022, and 73.8% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme66.0%
52 437 households. 80.3% in 2011.
Flush toilet32.6%
25 914 households. 13.9% in 2011.
No toilet1.0%
822 households. 3.3% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking73.8%
58 491 households. 75.5% in 2011.
Gas for cooking17.6%
13 952 households. 1.1% 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), North West, page 35. 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: Moses Kotane265 668; Average per municipality in North West211 364Moses Kotane has 25.7% more people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Moses Kotane has 8.8% fewer people
People per household: Moses Kotane3.3; Average per municipality in North West3.6Moses Kotane has 0.3 fewer people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Moses Kotane has 0.6 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Moses Kotane90.0%; Average per municipality in North West90.3%Moses Kotane is 0.3 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Moses Kotane is 3.0 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme: Moses Kotane66.0%; Average per municipality in North West75.7%Moses Kotane is 9.7 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Moses Kotane is 8.3 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet: Moses Kotane32.6%; Average per municipality in North West58.6%Moses Kotane is 26.0 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Moses Kotane is 29.4 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: Moses Kotane73.8%; Average per municipality in North West69.9%Moses Kotane is 3.9 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Moses Kotane is 7.8 pts higher

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).

32.6% of households had a flush toilet, 26.0 pts below the average per municipality in North West.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in North West whose Census 2022 population is closest to Moses Kotane's (265 668). 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 Moses Kotane: Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33; General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34; General housing information per municipality (2), North West, page 35. 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.