eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	4 239 901	3 702 231	3 476 686
Population under 15	21.0%	29.5%	25.3%
Population 15 to 64	72.2%	64.8%	69.9%
Population over 65	6.8%	5.7%	4.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	38.4	54.4	43.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	95.6	96.2	95.5
Population Growth
Per annum	1.93%	1.43%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.4%	4.7%	4.3%
Matric	n/a	43.1%	36.9%
Higher education	12.9%	10.9%	12.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	1 122 738	1 125 767	963 011
Average household size	3.8	3.3	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	42.1%	40.1%
Formal dwellings	89.2%	81.5%	78.8%
Housing owned	n/a	74.0%	54.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	80.4%	69.3%	67.8%
Weekly refuse removal	80.7%	78.1%	85.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	69.8%	60.8%	59.8%
Electricity for lighting	98.5%	95.7%	89.9%

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eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (ETH)

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