Statement by statistics south africa, population results. Statistics south africa, 2016 statistical release p0301 107 pp a complete set of stats sa publications is available at stats sa library and the following libraries. The intent was to provide a count of all persons present within the territory of the republic of south africa at that time. We will also know what it is that needs to be done. Users may apply or process this data, provided statistics south africa stats sa is acknowledged as the original source of the data. Pdf should the next south african census be registerbased. The census results show that the population of south africa increased by about four million from 1996 to 2001. In the ten years since the last census about seven mi, south africa s population has swelled from 40. Statistics south africa from setting standards for its own products alone to setting standards for statistical products of all organs of state within a statistical system.
According to statistics south africa, the results of the 2011 census, inter alia, will be used to ensure. Contribute to konektazshape files development by creating an account on github. In australia, of people aged 15 years and over, 70. The seasonal and interannual lightning variability is derived from satellite and terrestrial data sets. National library of south africa, pretoria division national library of south africa, cape town.
Three sets of questionnaires were developed for census 2011. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them. Table 1 population of south africa by population group. Abstract datafirst has been provided with additional gis data for cape town from the city of cape town municipality for the 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2011 censuses. South africa has conducted three censuses 1996, 2001 and 2011. Censuses are principal means of collecting basic population and housing statistics required for social and. South africas prohuman rights constitution, stable government, democratic institutions, independent judiciary, and strong economy mean it has. Published by statistics south africa, private bag x44, pretoria 0001. The 2011 census general report, which was laid before parliament on 4th march 2015, summarises the entire census operation spanning ten years, from the early consultation, legislation and planning stages, through the field activities and data processing including the data capture and coding of questionnaires and the full adjustment of census counts to the production and dissemination of. The results of the 1996 census are a basis for development planning and services provision by national, provincial and local government departments and agencies. The sampling universe is defined as all households private and institutions from 2011 census. A community survey took the place of the 2006 census. A longitudinal populationbased analysis of relationship. Community survey 2016, statistical release p0301 statistics south africa.
The objective of the project was to identity, locate and describe approximately 50% of dwelling structures in south africa that have no address, predominantly in the former bantustans. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services. Namibia, officially the republic of namibia, is a country in southern africa named for the namib desert that is bordered by the atlantic ocean, angola, zambia, botswana, and south africa. The southernmost country in africa and the largest country in southern africa, south africa is an ecologically diverse and multicultural country, home to mountains, beaches, forests and lagoons. The south african census 1991 covered the whole of south africa. In 2011 south africa had the third census to be conducted since the post democratic elections in 1994 and a number of population and household attributes were measured and variety of indicators generated. The stratified random sample was applied on the constituency and urbanrural variables of households list from namibia 2011 population and housing census for the public use microdata sample pums file. South africa has held three official censuses in its recent democratic history. South africa south african census 2011, 10% sample datafirst. The national census of 2001 was the 2nd comprehensive national census of the republic of south africa, or postapartheid south africa. The population of south africa has increased to 55,7 million in 2016 from 51,8 million in 2011, representing an increase of over 3 million.
This is the biggest exercise that stats sa undertakes outside of the census. May 31, 20 afrigis embarked on a journey to create an informative online census portal with the release of statistics south africas statssa 2011 census results. The census of 2001 put south africas population at 44. The results of the community survey 2016 were handed over to minister jeff radebe on 30 june 2016. Approximately 12 000 contract field staff were appointed over a sixweek period to visit homes and collect data. It is the second volume following one based on census 2011. This means that our climate is dominated by the belt of subtropical highs. A census is a count of all people in the country on a predetermined date called the reference date.
Distribution of the population by age and sex, we stern cape 1996. South africa is a nation of about 55 million 2016 people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. Statement by statistics south africa, on census 2011. Results in south africa, it was found that there was a statistically.
Producers, statistics south africa government of south africa. National library of south africa, pretoria division national library of south africa, cape town division. Questionnaire a the household questionnaire administed to the population in a household setup including those. City of cape town 2011 census cape town trends and.
The municipal council consists of thirtyeight members elected by mixedmember proportional representation. Africa s position is relatively unique in the sense that it almost has a mirror image of climate zones to the north and south of the equator with regard to latitude. South africa census 2011 spatial metadata konektazshape. Jan 15, 2019 field staff were recruited, trained and deployed during the initial stages of the enumeration phase.
The first is the process to align all census boundaries collection geographies to the most recent official administrative boundaries dissemination. Hermanus magnetic observatory information and analysis. This is seven million more people than a decade earlier. South africa has a long history and high coverage of vital registration but censuses and surveys remain the principal sources of demographic information. The findings in 2011 suggest that there had been a significant rise in numbers over the course of the previous ten years and that the south african population had finally hit the 50 million mark, making it the 24 th largest country in the world as far as pure numbers are concerned.
Latitudes launched in september 2019 as a new fair for contemporary art from africa. South africa population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. An estimated 10,7% of the people in south africa, through the course of the census process, were not enumerated. Census results play an essential role in informing and measuring public policies. It does not quite actually border zimbabwe, but the distance between the two countries is just the width of a 200meterwide riverbed at the closest point. In the quest for improving the quality of education data, a random sample of institutions in the country is selected for external auditing of their data. City of cape town 2011 census cape town december 2012 trends and change 10 years. Estimating demographic parameters from the 2011 south africa. Statistical release revised statistics south africa. Data used in the research were obtained from the south african weather. Africa statistics flash united nations economic commission.
Rugby world cup brand south africa reporter rugby is one of south africas big three sports, alongside soccer and cricket. Preparing the geography for the 2011 population census of. Statistics south africa on community survey 2016 results. The six main climate zones of africa are found to the north and south of the equator, namely, equatorial, humid tropical, tropical, semidesert sahalian, mediterranean and desert. Census in south africa south african history online. Tec values at comparable latitudes from three different gps receivers.
Statistics south africa stats sa s geography division is currently preparing the 2011 population census geography frame for south africa. South africa south african census 2011, 10% sample. The homelands of transkei, bophuthatswana, venda and ciskei were enumerated separately and the dataset contains data files for bophuthatswana, venda and ciskei. Out of this arsenal of information we will know whether south africa is making progress. City of cape town 2011 census cape town december 2012 compiled by strategic development information and gis department, city of cape town 2011 and 2001 census data supplied by statistics south africa based on information available at the time of compilation as released by statistics south africa. Oct 30, 2012 what is clear from the 2011 census results is that more south africans are getting some education compared to 2001, but not enough of it. Contemporary migration to south africa a regional development issue aurelia segatti and loren b. Stats sa today released census 2011 results, showing that the countrys population grew to 51. Oct 26, 2011 heres a guide to the game of rugby in south africa. In south africa, for the past three censuses which have been conducted since the first democratic elections 1996, 2001 and 2011, this reference date has been the night of 910 october 2011.
The three high that affect south africa are the south atlantic high, kalahari high and the south indian high. It undertook to enumerate every person present in south africa on the census night between 910 october 2001 at a cost of r987,000,000. It undertook to enumerate every person present in south africa on the census night at a cost of r419,000,000. A longitudinal populationbased analysis of relationship status and mortality in kwazulunatal, south africa 20012011 melanie channon, 1 victoria hosegood, 2, 3 and nuala mcgrath 3, 4 1 oxford institute of population ageing, university of oxford, oxford, uk. Unusually, south africa actually has three separate. Evaluation of the south african population census 2011. The starting point for access to 2011 census data by release and in all available formats. The censuses have revealed both a growing population from 41 million to 52 million and a significant shift in the countrys racial profile. Full text seasonal variation in nativity and mortality and in. This guide contains the information you need in order to understand and use statistics from the 2011 census in england and wales. The result is the filling in of the statistical quality gap. Between the population censuses, periodic household surveys are. Cape town south africa s population had swelled to 51. Abstract datafirst has been provided with additional gis data for cape town from the city of cape town municipality for the 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2011.
The census plays a critical role in public administration and social governance. Historic gps data for south africa is readily available for some stations since 2000, but. It piloted in 2002 and was utilised for the first time in the 2011 national census. The third census was conducted in october 2011 and a number of population and household attributes were measured and a variety of indicators generated from them. The census of 2001 put south africa s population at 44. Afrigis embarked on a journey to create an informative online census portal with the release of statistics south africa s statssa 2011 census results. The data convincingly demonstrate the effect of the seasonal amplitude.
Assessment of fertility responses on children ever born and children surviving. Every person, household and institution present in south africa on census night, 910 october 1996, should have been enumerated in census 96. Statistics south africa census 2011 municipal report, western cape, report 030149 iii list of figures figure 1. The 1996 census covered the whole of south africa, including rural areas and informal settlements.
Census 2001 census 2011 compiled by strategic development information and gis department, city of cape town 1996, 2001 and 2011 census data supplied by statistics south africa. The 2011 census will thus be the third census conducted by a democratic south african government and forms part of the 2010 round of african censuses, which aim to provide comprehensive data on the continent, for improved planning and to aid development. Of the 55,7 million people living in south africa, a majority reside in gauteng,4 million, followed by kwazulu. Census 2011 methodology and highlights of key results statistics south africa. The next census was scheduled for 2006, but because statistics south africa was not in a position to conduct a successful census, this was rescheduled for 2011. Sulaiman bah a a health information management and t echnology, university of dammam, po box 2435, dammam, 31441, saudi arabia. National library of south africa, pretoria division national library of south africa. The south african national census of 2011 is the 3rd comprehensive census performed by statistics south africa the 2011 census was the first census to include georeferencing for every individual dwelling in south africa. This is a zipped folder containing shape files and geographic database files for cape town for the south african population census 2011. Kwazulunatal community survey 2016, report 030110 preface this report forms part of a series of publications generated from the recently conducted community survey cs 2016. Sep 18, 2014 in 1996 the postapartheid government conducted its first population census. South africa to assess its achievement against the requirements of education for all efa and the millennium development goals mdgs for the second decade of education in africa. Unicef is committed to doing all it can to achieve the sustainable development goals sdgs, in partnership with governments, civil society, business, academia and the united nations family and especially children and young people.
Statistics south africa, 2012 78 pp a complete set of stats sa publications is available at stats sa library and the following libraries. The last census was held in 2011, with a more recent intercensal national survey conducted in 2016. The african renaissance, south africa s march to a better quality of life, should and needs to be anchored on a strong knowledge and information base. The purpose of this study is to estimate demographic parameters from the 2011 south africa census using various demographic models. Pde is a platform that is designed to help people understand statistics and data through rich, interactive visualisations. The national census of 1996 was the 1st comprehensive national census of the republic of south africa, after the fall of apartheid.
Statistics sa conducts a population census every five years. In the 15 years between 1996 and 2011, the black population has increased by 9. Census 2011 was the third census to be conducted in south africa, since the first democratic elections in 1994. Nelson mandela in his no 6 shirt with rugby player francois pienaar shortly after the springboks win the rugby world cup on home turf in 1995. Should the next south african census be registerbased.
The dataset does not include a data file for the transkei as this was never provided by statistics south africa. South africa census 2011 immigration south africa blog. Data on south africa across agriculture,development,economy,education,energy,environment,finance,government,health,innovation and technology,jobs,society. Jun 28, 2014 south africa south african census 2011, 10% sample. Assessment of age and sex reporting using the whipples, myers and bachi indices accuracy index joint score. Lotto and lotto plus results, wednesday, 8 april, 2020 the citizen. Transmission pmtct in the context of integrated maternal and child health care in south africa, 2009 8 policy and guidelines for the implementation of the pmtct programme, national department of health.
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