uMgungundlovu District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	1 235 715	1 095 865	1 014 572
Population under 15	24.5%	33.1%	28.3%
Population 15 to 64	68.4%	62.8%	66.4%
Population over 65	7.2%	4.1%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	46.3	59.2	50.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.1	93.2	91.5
Population Growth
Per annum	1.91%	1.90%	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	5.6%	5.9%	8.3%
Matric	n/a	36.9%	29.7%
Higher education	13.1%	12.8%	10.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	307 842	298 463	272 357
Average household size	4.0	3.7	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	46.4%	45.8%
Formal dwellings	88.6%	76.6%	70.8%
Housing owned	n/a	70.1%	52.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	58.3%	40.5%	49.5%
Weekly refuse removal	52.8%	41.4%	44.4%
Piped water inside dwelling	51.1%	37.7%	42.8%
Electricity for lighting	97.3%	92.4%	86.5%

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uMgungundlovu District Municipality (DC22)

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