South Africa provincial concentration; percent of population, 2022.
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape together held about 56% of South Africa’s 2022 census population. Gauteng was the largest province with 15.0 million residents. Northern Cape was the smallest with 1.3 million. The concentration share and province counts are shown as related census measures, not added together.
Source 1: Population count, growth, provinces and population groups
Publisher: Statistics South Africa
Dataset/table: Census 2022
Units: million persons / % per year / % of population
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports the source-backed values used for South Africa’s Population Concentration Across Provinces, Census 2022.
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