Vhembe District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	1 653 022	1 393 949	1 294 722
Population under 15	32.3%	34.2%	34.9%
Population 15 to 64	61.2%	61.0%	58.9%
Population over 65	6.5%	4.7%	6.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	63.5	63.8	69.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.0	85.8	84.1
Population Growth
Per annum	2.37%	1.68%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	38.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	50.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	15.8%	14.4%	17.7%
Matric	n/a	25.0%	21.6%
Higher education	10.6%	9.6%	9.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	436 959	382 357	335 275
Average household size	3.8	3.6	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	51.0%	52.6%
Formal dwellings	93.9%	86.3%	87.7%
Housing owned	n/a	76.9%	64.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	29.4%	16.0%	15.6%
Weekly refuse removal	25.0%	16.5%	13.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	25.2%	7.4%	15.4%
Electricity for lighting	96.1%	94.6%	87.2%

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Vhembe District Municipality (DC34)

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