South African National Census of 1996

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1996 National Census
← 1985 9 October 1996 (1996-10-09) 2001 →
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General information
CountryRepublic of South Africa
Results
Total population40,583,573 (Increase 30.9%)
Most populous ​regionKwaZulu-Natal
Least populous ​regionNorthern Cape


The National Census of 1996 was the 1st comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, after the end of Apartheid. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night at a cost of R419,000,000.[1]

Pre-enumeration[]

Personal questionnaire
Institution questionnaire

Enumeration[]

Post-enumeration Survey[]

Results[]

Demographics[]

Population change in the South Africa by race[2]
Rank Race 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percent
difference
1 Black African 21,646,000 31,127,631 Increase 9,481,631 Increase 43.8%
2 White 5,068,000 4,434,697 Decrease 633,303 Decrease 12.4%
3 Coloured 3,286,000 3,600,446 Increase 314,446 Increase 9.5%
4 Asian or Indian 987,000 1,045,596 Increase 58,596 Increase 5.9%
Total population 30,987,000 40,583,573 Increase 9,596,573 Increase 30.9%
Population change in the South Africa by language[3]
Rank First language 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percent
Difference
1 IsiZulu 9,200,144 %
2 IsiXhosa 7,196,118 %
3 Afrikaans 5,811,547 %
4 Sepedi 3,695,846 %
5 Setswana 3,301,774 %
6 English 3,457,467 %
7 Sesotho 3,104,197 %
8 Xitsonga 1,756,105 %
9 SiSwati 1,013,193 %
10 Tshivenda 876,409 %
11 IsiNdebele 586,961 %
12 Other 228,275 %
Population change in the South Africa by gender [4]
Rank Gender 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percent
difference
1 Female 15,507,000 21,062,685 Increase 5,755,685 Increase 37.1%
2 Male 15,480,000 19,520,887 Increase 4,040,887 Increase 26.1%
Population change in the South Africa by province [5]
Rank Province 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percent
difference
1 KwaZulu-Natal 8,417,021 %
2 Gauteng 7,348,423 %
3 Eastern Cape 6,302,525 %
4 Limpopo 4,929,368 %
5 Western Cape 3,956,875 %
6 North West 3,354,825 %
7 Mpumalanga 2,800,711 %
8 Free State 2,633,504 %
9 Northern Cape 840,321 %
Total population 40,583,573 %

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Using the 2001 Census: Approaches to analysing data (PDF). Statistics South Africa and the Human Sciences Research Council. 2007. ISBN 978-0-621-37259-5. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ Primary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2004. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-621-34320-X. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Primary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2004. pp. 9–12. ISBN 0-621-34320-X. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ Primary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2004. pp. 20–23. ISBN 0-621-34320-X. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ Primary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2004. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-621-34320-X. Retrieved 24 November 2015.


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