uMfolozi Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	159 668	144 363	125 669
Population under 15	30.9%	41.1%	36.5%
Population 15 to 64	64.1%	54.9%	58.8%
Population over 65	5.0%	4.1%	4.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	55.9	82.2	69.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.9	94.2	91.7
Population Growth
Per annum	2.32%	1.84%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	12.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Matric	n/a	33.7%	30.2%
Higher education	6.0%	4.4%	2.9%
Household Dynamics
Households	28 517	30 470	25 184
Average household size	5.6	4.7	5.0
Female headed households	n/a	48.4%	46.9%
Formal dwellings	88.7%	66.3%	70.6%
Housing owned	n/a	91.8%	58.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	26.0%	3.7%	9.3%
Weekly refuse removal	21.1%	12.0%	6.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	23.3%	6.9%	10.5%
Electricity for lighting	98.1%	95.9%	83.7%

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uMfolozi Local Municipality (KZN281)

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