Census In Brief

2.2 Population of South Africa by province and gender

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

Male

2,908,056

1,298,348

3,750,845

3,950,527

1,362,028

412,681

2,253,072

1,649,835

1,935,494

19,520,887

Female

3,394,469

1,335,156

3,597,578

4,466,493

1,438,683

427,639

2,676,296

1,704,990

2,021,381

21,062,685

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

Percentage of women in each province and in South Africa overall – October 1996

• In the country as a whole (the column on the right-hand side of the graph), and in all provinces, except Gauteng (the second last column on the right), there is a larger proportion of females than males. For example, 54% of people living in Northern Province are female.

	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	Kwazulu- Natal	Mpuma- langa	Northern Cape	Northern Province	North West	Western Cape	South Africa
Male	2,908,056	1,298,348	3,750,845	3,950,527	1,362,028	412,681	2,253,072	1,649,835	1,935,494	19,520,887
Female	3,394,469	1,335,156	3,597,578	4,466,493	1,438,683	427,639	2,676,296	1,704,990	2,021,381	21,062,685
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