Letsemeng Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	43 101	40 044	38 628
Population under 15	28.5%	24.9%	29.7%
Population 15 to 64	64.7%	69.1%	64.8%
Population over 65	6.8%	6.1%	5.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	54.6	44.7	54.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	95.5	111.8	105.7
Population Growth
Per annum	1.06%	0.82%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	22.3%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	27.7%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	10.8%	12.0%	17.7%
Matric	n/a	27.5%	18.7%
Higher education	5.1%	4.5%	4.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	10 940	13 969	11 242
Average household size	3.9	2.9	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	31.5%	33.5%
Formal dwellings	84.8%	85.1%	83.2%
Housing owned	n/a	72.2%	54.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	82.5%	69.5%	75.5%
Weekly refuse removal	68.0%	58.3%	68.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	53.2%	46.3%	49.8%
Electricity for lighting	89.9%	95.8%	92.8%

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Letsemeng Local Municipality (FS161)

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