Mantsopa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	55 897	53 525	51 056
Population under 15	28.5%	30.0%	31.8%
Population 15 to 64	64.7%	65.1%	62.8%
Population over 65	6.8%	4.9%	5.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	54.5	53.6	59.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.3	94.1	91.6
Population Growth
Per annum	0.88%	1.07%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	29.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	38.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.1%	2.8%	5.7%
Matric	n/a	31.3%	22.9%
Higher education	8.3%	8.7%	8.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	15 982	16 951	15 170
Average household size	3.5	3.2	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	43.1%	43.2%
Formal dwellings	91.1%	83.7%	81.8%
Housing owned	n/a	56.8%	56.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	87.5%	85.4%	70.3%
Weekly refuse removal	75.1%	68.0%	78.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	41.6%	28.1%	33.2%
Electricity for lighting	94.5%	94.0%	91.0%

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Mantsopa Local Municipality (FS196)

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