Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	508 192	459 357	463 815
Population under 15	32.7%	33.8%	35.2%
Population 15 to 64	60.8%	60.2%	58.4%
Population over 65	6.5%	6.0%	6.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	64.4	66.1	71.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.5	92.8	94.0
Population Growth
Per annum	0.89%	-0.22%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	46.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	13.1%	15.5%	21.4%
Matric	n/a	22.7%	17.2%
Higher education	5.1%	4.6%	5.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	132 094	127 103	125 266
Average household size	3.8	3.6	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	43.5%	43.3%
Formal dwellings	95.1%	89.9%	85.7%
Housing owned	n/a	72.6%	58.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	47.3%	34.6%	34.9%
Weekly refuse removal	39.6%	32.7%	26.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	34.4%	14.3%	18.6%
Electricity for lighting	95.3%	87.6%	82.2%

The information in this directory is compiled from various sources and is subject to continual change. If you notice any errors or omissions, contact us so that we may correct them.

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (DC39)

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