NewsMulti-racial households made up 11.4% of South Africa’s households in 2022
A Statistics South Africa data story published October 1 says the share of households containing people from more than one population group rose from 1.3% in 2001 to 11.4% in 2022.
Event / data period: 2022
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IllustrationStatistics South Africa compared the 2001, 2011 and 2022 censuses in a data story published on October 1. It defines a multi-racial household as one containing people from at least two different population groups. Such households represented 11.4% of South African households in 2022, while 88.6% comprised a single population group.
The Western Cape recorded the highest provincial share, 17%, while Limpopo had the lowest, 6.7%. The story is a compilation and comparison of existing census results, not a new census.
Data
Household composition
Comparison based on South African censuses.
- Share of all households that were multi-racial
- 1.3 percent
- 2001 · Observed
- Share of all households that were multi-racial
- 11.4 percent
- 2022 · Observed
- Share of households with one population group in 2022
- 88.6 percent
- 2022 · Observed
Methodology
Census shares are transcribed from the Stats SA data story. A multi-racial household includes at least two population groups.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- economySuggested
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- population and censusSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: populationwww.statssa.gov.za ↗
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- South Africa · South Africa · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
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