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​​​​​​​Population and People
​​​City of Johannesburg statistics

The statistics below are those provided by the Census 2011 report compiled by Stats SA.

People

​According to 2011 census the City of Johannesburg Local Municipality has a total population of 4,4 million of which 76,4% are black African, 12,3% are white people, 5,6% are coloured people, and 4,9% are Indian/Asian. Of those 20 years and older 3,4%have completed primary school, 32,4% have some secondary educ​ation, 34,9% have completed matric, 19,2% have some form of higher education, and 2.9% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

 

Living Conditions

There is 1 434 856 households in the municipality with an average household size of 2,8 persons per household. 64,7% of households have access to piped water, 26,9% have water in their yard and only 1,4% of households do not have access piped water.

90,8% of households have access to electricity.​


​Key Statistics 2011
​​Total population ​
​4,434,827
​Young (0-14)
​23,2%
​Working Age (15-64) 
​72,7%
​Elderly (65+)
​ 4,1%
​Dependency ratio
​37,6%
​Sex ratio
​100,7%
​Population growth rate
​3,18% (2001-2011)
​Population density
​2696 persons/km2
​Unemployment rate
​25%
​Youth unemployment rate
​31,5%
​No schooling aged 20+
​2,9%
​Higher education aged 20+
​19,2%
​Matric aged 20+
​34,7%
​Number of households
​1,434,856%
​Number of Agricultural households
​ 80,316%
​Average household size 
​2,8%
​Female headed households
​36,2%
​Formal dwellings  
​81,4%
​Housing owned/paying off
​40,2%
​Weekly refuse removal ​
​95,3%
​Piped water inside dwelling ​64,7%
​Electricity for lighting ​90,8%​