City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	4 040 315	3 275 152	2 921 488
Population under 15	23.0%	25.7%	23.2%
Population 15 to 64	70.9%	69.0%	71.9%
Population over 65	6.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	41.0	45.0	39.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	100.5	98.5	99.0
Population Growth
Per annum	3.15%	2.60%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	24.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	32.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.9%	4.5%	4.2%
Matric	n/a	38.5%	34.0%
Higher education	22.2%	19.8%	23.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	1 322 252	1 136 877	911 498
Average household size	3.1	2.9	3.2
Female headed households	n/a	37.5%	35.8%
Formal dwellings	86.3%	82.6%	80.7%
Housing owned	n/a	62.2%	52.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	81.5%	77.2%	78.7%
Weekly refuse removal	81.0%	79.4%	80.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	71.3%	62.1%	64.2%
Electricity for lighting	91.8%	91.8%	88.6%

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City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (TSH)

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