Ehlanzeni District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	2 270 897	1 754 931	1 688 615
Population under 15	30.2%	35.7%	33.1%
Population 15 to 64	65.1%	60.1%	62.4%
Population over 65	4.8%	4.2%	4.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	53.7	66.4	60.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.3	92.8	90.8
Population Growth
Per annum	2.88%	0.88%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	34.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	44.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	14.3%	13.8%	16.6%
Matric	n/a	34.2%	29.0%
Higher education	7.5%	7.7%	9.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	560 370	483 903	445 079
Average household size	4.1	3.6	3.8
Female headed households	n/a	43.7%	44.1%
Formal dwellings	95.8%	91.9%	91.8%
Housing owned	n/a	79.9%	65.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	36.4%	19.1%	24.4%
Weekly refuse removal	34.3%	21.7%	24.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	35.2%	16.4%	26.4%
Electricity for lighting	96.7%	95.0%	88.9%

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Ehlanzeni District Municipality (DC32)

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