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Population of South Africa's provinces by age - StatsSA

This dataset is from the Statistics South Africa's Mid-year Population Estimates 2026. It includes total population estimates for each province as well as estimates for 17 age cohorts for mid-2026

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162 rows, 6 columns.

year Year
Calendar year 2026 – 2026
province Category
Name of South African province Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape
age_cohort Category
Contains 17 age bands, plus a total 0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59 and 6 more
male Number
Number of males 5967 – 8263050
female Number
Number of females 13200 – 8032275
total Number
Number of both males and females 20375 – 16295325

Latest rows

yearprovinceage_cohortmalefemaletotal
2026Western CapeTotal386065138615077722158
2026Western Cape80+363665651392878
2026Western Cape75–794834371476119819
2026Western Cape70–7478528101811180339
2026Western Cape65–69110573139221249794
2026Western Cape60–64145753170142315895
2026Western Cape55–59177388194437371826
2026Western Cape50–54218126215062433188
2026Western Cape45–49254284247435501718
2026Western Cape40–44329876318347648223
2026Western Cape35–39353213339709692923
2026Western Cape30–34336238315701651939
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