| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 1,909,327 | 51.05% |
| Male | 1,830,699 | 48.95% |
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 370,296 | 9.90% |
| 5–9 | 289,426 | 7.74% |
| 10–14 | 268,606 | 7.18% |
| 15–19 | 301,370 | 8.06% |
| 20–24 | 385,488 | 10.31% |
| 25–29 | 400,698 | 10.71% |
| 30–34 | 326,664 | 8.73% |
| 35–39 | 285,622 | 7.64% |
| 40–44 | 247,420 | 6.62% |
| 45–49 | 219,245 | 5.86% |
| 50–54 | 184,935 | 4.94% |
| 55–59 | 142,950 | 3.82% |
| 60–64 | 109,817 | 2.94% |
| 65–69 | 75,142 | 2.01% |
| 70–74 | 56,138 | 1.50% |
| 75–79 | 36,430 | 0.97% |
| 80–84 | 22,793 | 0.61% |
| 85+ | 16,983 | 0.45% |
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Coloured | 1,585,286 | 42.39% |
| Black African | 1,444,939 | 38.63% |
| White | 585,831 | 15.66% |
| Other | 72,184 | 1.93% |
| Indian or Asian | 51,786 | 1.38% |
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 1,307,140 | 35.69% |
| isiXhosa | 1,092,224 | 29.82% |
| English | 1,040,229 | 28.40% |
| Other | 106,425 | 2.91% |
| Sesotho | 35,979 | 0.98% |
| isiZulu | 19,699 | 0.54% |
| Sign language | 15,162 | 0.41% |
| Setswana | 15,120 | 0.41% |
| isiNdebele | 11,993 | 0.33% |
| Xitsonga | 7,242 | 0.20% |
| Sepedi | 6,168 | 0.17% |
| Tshivenda | 2,924 | 0.08% |
| SiSwati | 2,294 | 0.06% |
| Not applicable | 77,430 |