City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	4 066 691	3 379 104	3 178 470
Population under 15	22.1%	22.7%	24.3%
Population 15 to 64	72.8%	71.2%	71.7%
Population over 65	5.0%	6.1%	4.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	37.3	40.5	39.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	104.4	105.7	105.0
Population Growth
Per annum	2.39%	1.39%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	28.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	36.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.2%	4.1%	3.6%
Matric	n/a	38.5%	35.4%
Higher education	13.9%	11.9%	14.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	1 421 003	1 299 490	1 015 398
Average household size	2.9	2.6	3.1
Female headed households	n/a	32.8%	31.3%
Formal dwellings	88.2%	80.4%	77.4%
Housing owned	n/a	52.9%	44.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	91.2%	85.4%	86.3%
Weekly refuse removal	88.6%	84.8%	88.4%
Piped water inside dwelling	73.8%	56.5%	57.2%
Electricity for lighting	93.1%	85.4%	82.2%

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City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EKU)

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