Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	1 190 496	1 263 051	1 152 115
Population under 15	22.3%	30.6%	25.5%
Population 15 to 64	68.9%	63.6%	68.5%
Population over 65	8.8%	5.9%	6.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	45.2	57.3	46.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.8	96.0	92.3
Population Growth
Per annum	0.32%	2.09%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	36.6%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	47.3%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.5%	2.6%	3.0%
Matric	n/a	34.9%	30.5%
Higher education	12.8%	11.1%	11.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	307 931	368 520	324 279
Average household size	3.9	3.4	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	41.6%	40.6%
Formal dwellings	92.0%	92.5%	87.2%
Housing owned	n/a	68.4%	61.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	93.5%	90.5%	89.4%
Weekly refuse removal	88.8%	84.8%	82.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	82.3%	77.3%	74.1%
Electricity for lighting	96.5%	95.4%	90.5%

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Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMA)

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