Mahikeng Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	354 504	314 394	291 527
Population under 15	28.9%	24.4%	30.8%
Population 15 to 64	66.0%	71.3%	64.4%
Population over 65	5.2%	4.3%	4.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	51.6	40.2	55.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	96.6	94.9	94.5
Population Growth
Per annum	1.90%	1.72%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	47.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	7.0%	7.1%	10.3%
Matric	n/a	29.8%	26.0%
Higher education	13.6%	10.9%	12.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	104 648	103 333	84 239
Average household size	3.4	3.0	3.5
Female headed households	n/a	44.1%	44.4%
Formal dwellings	93.5%	86.8%	87.3%
Housing owned	n/a	72.5%	51.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	50.8%	24.5%	32.3%
Weekly refuse removal	34.6%	58.6%	59.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	44.2%	23.1%	30.9%
Electricity for lighting	97.0%	92.4%	84.5%

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Mahikeng Local Municipality (NW383)

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