City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	4 772 846	4 005 016	3 740 031
Population under 15	22.4%	26.0%	24.8%
Population 15 to 64	70.9%	67.7%	69.6%
Population over 65	6.7%	6.2%	5.5%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	41.0	47.6	43.6
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.6	96.9	95.9
Population Growth
Per annum	2.37%	1.56%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	23.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	31.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	1.9%	2.0%	1.8%
Matric	n/a	34.0%	29.8%
Higher education	20.0%	14.4%	16.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	1 452 845	1 264 949	1 068 515
Average household size	3.3	3.2	3.5
Female headed households	n/a	40.0%	38.2%
Formal dwellings	87.5%	81.6%	78.4%
Housing owned	n/a	68.7%	54.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	93.4%	91.0%	90.2%
Weekly refuse removal	90.2%	87.8%	94.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	85.4%	76.7%	75.0%
Electricity for lighting	96.7%	97.2%	94.0%

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City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality (CPT)

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