South African National Census of 1996

1996 National Census
General information
Country Republic of South Africa
Date taken 9 October 1996 (1996-10-09)
Total population 40,583,573
Percent change Increase 30.9%
Most populous region KwaZulu-Natal
Least populous region Northern Cape

The National Census of 1996 was the 1st comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, after the fall 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

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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