List of South African provinces by population density

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Since the election of 27 April 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces. They vary widely in population density, from the highly urbanized Gauteng with nearly 700 people per square kilometre, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape with less than four people per square kilometre. The following table shows the provincial population density according to the Statistics South Africa Census. [1]

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RankProvincePopulationArea (km²)Density (per km²)
1 Gauteng 15,099,422 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 18,178.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 831 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
2 KwaZulu-Natal 12,423,907 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 94,361.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 132 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
3 Mpumalanga 5,143,324 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 76,495.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 67.2 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
4 Western Cape 7,113,776 ( est , 2021)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 129,462.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54.9 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
5 Limpopo 6,572,720 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 125,754.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 52.3 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
6 Eastern Cape 7,230,204 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 168,966.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 42.8 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
7 North West 3,804,548 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 104,882 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 36.3 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
8 Free State 2,964,412 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 129,825.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 22.8 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
9 Northern Cape 1,355,946 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 372,889.0 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 3.64 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
South Africa62,027,503 ( census , 2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1,221,037 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 50.8 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Historical data

Since the creation of the current provinces in 1994 there have been four censuses, in 1996, 2001, 2011, and 2022. The results from the 2022 Census are due to be released on 10 October 2023. [2]

ProvinceCensus 1996 [3] Census 2001 [3] Census 2011
Gauteng 432.0519.5675.1
KwaZulu-Natal 91.4102.3108.8
Mpumalanga 35.239.352.8
Western Cape 30.635.045.0
Limpopo 39.842.643.0
Eastern Cape 37.238.038.8
North West 28.831.533.5
Free State 20.320.921.1
Northern Cape 2.32.33.1
South Africa33.336.842.4

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