South African National Census of 1996

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]

1996 National Census
General information
CountryRepublic of South Africa
Date taken9 October 1996 (1996-10-09)
Total population40,583,573
Percent change 30.9%
Most populous regionKwaZulu-Natal
Least populous regionNorthern Cape

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 9,481,631 43.8%
2 White 5,068,000 4,434,697 633,303 12.4%
3 Coloured 3,286,000 3,600,446 314,446 9.5%
4 Asian or Indian 987,000 1,045,596 58,596 5.9%
Total population 30,987,000 40,583,573 9,596,573 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 5,755,685 37.1%
2 Male 15,480,000 19,520,887 4,040,887 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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