1996 South African census

none April 2022 August 2026 1996 National Census 1985 South African National Census of 2001 120px 250px Republic of South Africa 1996 10 9 y 2001 30.9% KwaZulu-Natal Northern 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 419000000 ZAR.Using the 2001 Census: Approaches to analysing data 2007 Statistics South Africa and the Human Sciences Research Council 978-0-621-37259-5 https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/CensusHandBook/CensusHandBook.pdf 24 November 2015 Pre-enumeration November 2015 250px|thumbnail|right|Personal questionnaire 250px|thumbnail|right|Institution questionnaire Enumeration November 2015 Post-enumeration Survey November 2015 Results Demographics + Population change in the South Africa by racePrimary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared 2004 Statistics South Africa 0-621-34320-X 4–5 https://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2001/primary_tables/RSAPrimary.pdf 24 November 2015 Rank Race 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percentdifference 1 Black African 21,646,000 9,481,631 43.8% 2 White 5,068,000 633,303 12.4% 3 Coloured 3,286,000 314,446 9.5% 4 Asian or Indian 987,000 58,596 5.9% Total population 30,987,000 9,596,573 30.9% + Population group by province (percentages) First language Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-NatalMpumalangaNorthern CapeNorthern ProvinceNorth WestWestern CapeSouth Africa Black African 86.4 84.4 70 81.789.233.296.791.220.976.7 Coloured 7.4 3 3.8 1.40.751.80.21.454.28.9 Asian or Indian 0.3 0.1 2.2 9.40.50.30.10.312.6 White 5.2 12 23.2 6.6913.32.46.620.810.9 Unspecified/Other 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.80.61.50.70.53.10.9 Total 100 100 100 100100100100100100100 + Population change in the South Africa by languagePrimary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared 2004 Statistics South Africa 0-621-34320-X 9–12 https://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2001/primary_tables/RSAPrimary.pdf 24 November 2015 Rank First language 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference PercentDifference 1 IsiZulu % 2 IsiXhosa % 3 Afrikaans % 4 Sepedi % 5 Setswana % 6 English % 7 Sesotho % 8 Xitsonga % 9 SiSwati % 10 Tshivenda % 11 IsiNdebele % 12 Other % + Population change in the South Africa by gender Primary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared 2004 Statistics South Africa 0-621-34320-X 20–23 https://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2001/primary_tables/RSAPrimary.pdf 24 November 2015 Rank Gender 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percentdifference 1 Female 15,507,000 5,755,685 37.1% 2 Male 15,480,000 4,040,887 26.1% + Population change in the South Africa by province Primary tables South Africa: Census '96 and 2001 compared 2004 Statistics South Africa 0-621-34320-X 4–5 https://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2001/primary_tables/RSAPrimary.pdf 24 November 2015 Rank Province 1991 Census 1996 Census Difference Percentdifference 1 KwaZulu-Natal % 2 Gauteng % 3 Eastern Cape % 4 Limpopo % 5 Western Cape % 6 North West % 7 Mpumalanga % 8 Free State % 9 Northern Cape % Total population % + Home language by province (percentages)The People of South Africa Population Census 1996 - Census in Brief https://apps.statssa.gov.za/census01/census96/html/CIB/CIB1996.pdf 28 March 2022 Stats SA 9 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot First language Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-NatalMpumalangaNorthern CapeNorthern ProvinceNorth WestWestern CapeSouth Africa Afrikaans 9.6 14.5 16.7 1.68.369.32.27.559.214.4 English 3.7 1.3 13.0 15.82.02.40.41.020.38.6 IsiNdebele 0 0.2 1.6 012.501.51.30.11.5 IsiXhosa 83.8 9.4 7.5 1.61.36.30.254.419.117.9 IsiZulu 0.4 4.8 21.5 79.825.40.30.72.50.122.9 Sepedi 0 0.2 9.5 010.5052.74.009.2 Sesotho 2.2 62.1 13.1 0.53.20.91.15.10.47.7 SiSwati 0 0.1 1.3 0.130.001.20.502.5 Setswana 0 6.5 7.9 02.719.91.467.20.18.2 Tshivenda 0 0.1 1.4 00.1015.50.402.2 Xitsonga 0 0.5 5.3 03.5022.64.704.4 Other 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.50.40.80.30.50.60.6Total100100100100100100100100100100 Employment + Economically active population by province amongst those aged 15 – 65 years First language Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-NatalMpumalangaNorthern CapeNorthern ProvinceNorth WestWestern CapeSouth Africa Employed 786 818 701 175 2 564 243 1 570 573605 925215 523570 129725 2871 374 1749 113 847 Unemployed 742 427 299 948 1 007 766 1 008 944297 29086 060486 554443 546299 1144 671 647 Total 1 529 244 1 001 122 3 572 009 2 579 517903 215301 5831 056 6831 168 8331 673 28813 785 493Unemployed as percentage of total48%29%28%39%32%28%46%37%17%33% Labour market status of the South African population aged 15–65 years by population group.chart Labour market status of the South African population aged 15–65 years by population group.tab yes 500px Labour market status of the population aged 15–65 years by population group – October 1996 See also South Africa Mathematics South African National Census of 2001 Demographics of South Africa References External links Official 1996 Census Website Category:Censuses in South Africa Category:1996 in South Africa Category:1996 censuses Category:October 1996 in South Africa Category:Long stubs with short prose