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Population % composition

DefinitionPercentage of the population by various categories - e.g.
Percentage of South African population under age of 15 years
Percentage of South African population over age of 60 years
Percentage of South African population female.
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Indicator Type: -> Demographic -> Population

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Population % composition [Definition]
2001 60+ years9.27.36.26.97.76.38.27.37.8[1] 7.3
2001 <15 years36.830.723.634.739.435.030.631.327.3[2] 32.1
2001 female53.852.149.753.254.652.150.451.251.5[3] 52.2
2001 female 60+63.461.257.964.766.861.057.458.757.3[4] 61.7
2007 60+ years9.68.06.97.08.56.59.07.68.6[5] 7.8
2007 <15 years35.628.825.433.537.033.528.730.226.3[6] 31.0
2007 female52.951.650.352.553.851.450.949.751.3[7] 51.7
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Census 2001: Statistics South Africa. Census 2001. Census in Brief. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2003. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ There is a range of publications providing data from Census 2001, as well as an online database for downloading selected data.
    Local copy: -
  2. Census 2001: Statistics South Africa. Census 2001. Census in Brief. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2003. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ There is a range of publications providing data from Census 2001, as well as an online database for downloading selected data.
    Local copy: -
  3. Census 2001: Statistics South Africa. Census 2001. Census in Brief. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2003. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ There is a range of publications providing data from Census 2001, as well as an online database for downloading selected data.
    Local copy: -
  4. Census 2001: Statistics South Africa. Census 2001. Census in Brief. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2003. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ There is a range of publications providing data from Census 2001, as well as an online database for downloading selected data.
    Local copy: -
    Reported in SAHR 2003/04.
  5. Community Survey 2007: Statistics South Africa. Community Survey 2007. Various reports and online databases. http://www.statssa.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/CommSurvey/
  6. Community Survey 2007: Statistics South Africa. Community Survey 2007. Various reports and online databases. http://www.statssa.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/CommSurvey/
  7. Community Survey 2007: Statistics South Africa. Community Survey 2007. Various reports and online databases. http://www.statssa.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/CommSurvey/
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