City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	4 803 262	4 949 347	4 434 631
Population under 15	21.9%	25.7%	23.2%
Population 15 to 64	73.1%	68.9%	72.7%
Population over 65	5.0%	5.4%	4.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	36.8	45.1	37.6
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	101.5	100.3	100.7
Population Growth
Per annum	0.78%	2.49%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	25.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	31.5%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.5%	3.4%	2.9%
Matric	n/a	38.5%	34.7%
Higher education	15.0%	14.7%	19.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	1 841 917	1 853 371	1 434 715
Average household size	2.6	2.7	3.1
Female headed households	n/a	37.7%	36.2%
Formal dwellings	89.8%	81.3%	81.4%
Housing owned	n/a	51.7%	40.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	93.0%	88.6%	89.3%
Weekly refuse removal	90.5%	85.4%	95.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	77.1%	60.3%	64.7%
Electricity for lighting	94.1%	90.9%	90.8%

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City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (JHB)

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