Census In Brief

2.16 Age distribution in five-year intervals by province: Total

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

0 - 4

758,342

251,092

652,160

964,546

326,049

89,040

646,880

375,488

380,024

4,443,621

5 - 9

855,106

279,368

606,013

1,005,945

338,304

92,438

725,137

384,993

381,419

4,668,722

10 - 14

864,708

289,816

581,979

1,018,217

336,576

95,746

708,069

375,982

383,006

4,654,100

15 - 19

732,397

271,018

581,315

914,304

298,126

85,362

598,061

349,913

350,219

4,180,716

20 - 24

548,044

257,658

790,119

851,952

278,970

74,411

452,966

330,979

397,253

3,982,353

25 - 29

409,262

232,351

829,457

684,674

236,320

69,165

327,048

289,222

378,229

3,455,728

30 - 34

369,547

219,637

734,723

590,584

210,960

63,031

276,249

260,913

348,558

3,074,201

35 - 39

339,537

189,929

636,637

504,757

176,232

56,129

230,799

226,333

293,403

2,653,755

40 - 44

273,335

154,862

505,040

408,925

143,256

48,031

185,605

179,678

239,895

2,138,626

45 - 49

218,320

119,989

382,263

337,932

105,393

38,891

147,688

135,328

191,723

1,677,525

50 - 54

175,290

90,775

280,711

248,877

75,219

30,810

110,393

108,952

147,867

1,268,895

55 - 59

176,060

69,419

211,131

212,752

62,586

25,282

105,909

85,236

121,560

1,069,936

60 - 64

165,855

59,789

153,550

178,471

48,205

21,021

95,180

68,830

99,636

890,536

65 - 69

145,439

43,804

116,655

158,207

45,260

15,238

100,441

56,209

77,634

758,887

70 - 74

89,809

29,004

79,059

95,372

26,875

10,970

56,409

40,901

53,764

482,163

75 - 79

74,629

24,388

56,801

68,571

24,500

7,844

55,466

29,798

35,431

377,428

80 - 84

30,852

12,203

30,151

31,308

10,526

4,429

23,287

15,218

20,928

178,902

85 +

24,693

9,244

20,631

23,115

8,128

3,269

20,601

13,054

14,549

137,284

Unspecified

51,299

29,158

100,028

118,512

49,227

9,213

63,181

27,798

41,777

490,194

Total

6,302,525

2,633,504

7,348,423

8,417,021

2,800,711

840,321

4,929,368

3,354,825

3,956,875

40,583,573

	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	Kwazulu- Natal	Mpuma- langa	Northern Cape	Northern Province	North West	Western Cape	South Africa
0 - 4	758,342	251,092	652,160	964,546	326,049	89,040	646,880	375,488	380,024	4,443,621
5 - 9	855,106	279,368	606,013	1,005,945	338,304	92,438	725,137	384,993	381,419	4,668,722
10 - 14	864,708	289,816	581,979	1,018,217	336,576	95,746	708,069	375,982	383,006	4,654,100
15 - 19	732,397	271,018	581,315	914,304	298,126	85,362	598,061	349,913	350,219	4,180,716
20 - 24	548,044	257,658	790,119	851,952	278,970	74,411	452,966	330,979	397,253	3,982,353
25 - 29	409,262	232,351	829,457	684,674	236,320	69,165	327,048	289,222	378,229	3,455,728
30 - 34	369,547	219,637	734,723	590,584	210,960	63,031	276,249	260,913	348,558	3,074,201
35 - 39	339,537	189,929	636,637	504,757	176,232	56,129	230,799	226,333	293,403	2,653,755
40 - 44	273,335	154,862	505,040	408,925	143,256	48,031	185,605	179,678	239,895	2,138,626
45 - 49	218,320	119,989	382,263	337,932	105,393	38,891	147,688	135,328	191,723	1,677,525
50 - 54	175,290	90,775	280,711	248,877	75,219	30,810	110,393	108,952	147,867	1,268,895
55 - 59	176,060	69,419	211,131	212,752	62,586	25,282	105,909	85,236	121,560	1,069,936
60 - 64	165,855	59,789	153,550	178,471	48,205	21,021	95,180	68,830	99,636	890,536
65 - 69	145,439	43,804	116,655	158,207	45,260	15,238	100,441	56,209	77,634	758,887
70 - 74	89,809	29,004	79,059	95,372	26,875	10,970	56,409	40,901	53,764	482,163
75 - 79	74,629	24,388	56,801	68,571	24,500	7,844	55,466	29,798	35,431	377,428
80 - 84	30,852	12,203	30,151	31,308	10,526	4,429	23,287	15,218	20,928	178,902
85 +	24,693	9,244	20,631	23,115	8,128	3,269	20,601	13,054	14,549	137,284
Unspecified	51,299	29,158	100,028	118,512	49,227	9,213	63,181	27,798	41,777	490,194
Total	6,302,525	2,633,504	7,348,423	8,417,021	2,800,711	840,321	4,929,368	3,354,825	3,956,875	40,583,573