Gauteng, South Africa — statistics

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FAQ about Gauteng

In what country is Gauteng ?

Gauteng is in South Africa

What population in Gauteng ?

Today in Gauteng living 17067239 people

How many men there are in Gauteng ?

Today in Gauteng living 8392448 men

How many women are there in Gauteng ?

As of today in Gauteng live 8674790 women

What is the average age of a resident of Gauteng ?

Today the average age of a resident of Gauteng is 28 years

How many babies are there in Gauteng ?

Today in Gauteng 1552720 babies. Of these, the girls - 766624, the boys - 786095. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age

How many little kids are there in Gauteng ?

As of today in Gauteng 1576563 little kids. Of these boys - 797369 and girls 779193. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.

How many children in Gauteng ?

Today in Gauteng there are 1579434 children. Of these, the boys are - 797756 and girls - 781677. These are children from 10 to 14 years old

How many teenagers there are in Gauteng ?

Today in Gauteng living 1486707 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 737338 , boys - 749367.

How many long-livers there are in Gauteng ?

Today in Gauteng 17 long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 2 and women 13.

17,067,239

8,392,448

8,674,790

Population by age

0-14 years old 4,708,717

15-29 years old 4,210,676

30-44 years old 4,092,547

45-59 years old 2,482,344

60-74 years old 1,261,486

75-89 years old 299,678

90+ years old 6,433

Male by age

0-14 years old 2,381,220

15-29 years old 2,118,081

30-44 years old 2,051,975

45-59 years old 1,193,335

60-74 years old 542,320

75-89 years old 101,383

90+ years old 1,393

Female by age

0-14 years old 2,327,494

15-29 years old 2,092,590

30-44 years old 2,040,568

45-59 years old 1,289,005

60-74 years old 719,163

75-89 years old 198,291

90+ years old 5,035

Details

Top 7 locations in Gauteng, South Africa

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality	3,888,180
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	2,724,229
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	2,499,447
Johannesburg	2,026,469
Soweto	1,695,047
Pretoria	1,619,438
Sedibeng District Municipality	800,819

List of the largest locations in Gauteng, South Africa (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest locations in Gauteng, South Africa?" you've come to the right place!

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The main milestones of Gauteng, South Africa population

1954	4,000,000
1963	5,000,000
1970	6,000,000
1976	7,000,000
1981	8,000,000
1986	9,000,000
1990	10,000,000
2044	20,000,000

Gauteng, South Africa population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of South Africa population

The ratio of men and women in Gauteng, South Africa

Male	8,392,448	49%
Female	8,674,790	51%

Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Gauteng, South Africa. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Gauteng, South Africa?" you've come to the right place!

Sources of our data about Gauteng, South Africa

The main sources of data on the population and other in Gauteng, South Africa:

United Nations (UN) Gauteng, South Africa statistic;
World Bank Gauteng, South Africa statistic
World Health Organization (WHO) Gauteng, South Africa statistic;

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Male by age
Female by age

Gauteng, South Africa population, demographics, and projections to 2100

This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Gauteng, South Africa population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Gauteng, South Africa inhabitants.

In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.

Year	Population	Male	Female	Median age
1950	3,729,183	1,879,003	1,850,180	21
1951	3,809,494	1,917,296	1,892,198	—
1952	3,892,767	1,956,793	1,935,974	—
1953	3,979,044	1,997,647	1,981,396	—
1954	4,068,414	2,040,009	2,028,404	—
1955	4,160,994	2,084,012	2,076,981	21
1956	4,256,956	2,129,791	2,127,165	—
1957	4,356,510	2,177,468	2,179,041	—
1958	4,459,881	2,227,149	2,232,731	—
1959	4,567,325	2,278,935	2,288,389	—
1960	4,679,072	2,332,917	2,346,154	20
1961	4,795,283	2,389,180	2,406,102	—
1962	4,916,010	2,447,787	2,468,222	—
1963	5,041,176	2,508,792	2,532,383	—
1964	5,170,644	2,572,248	2,598,395	—
1965	5,304,323	2,638,186	2,666,136	19
1966	5,442,075	2,706,557	2,735,518	—
1967	5,583,982	2,777,357	2,806,625	—
1968	5,730,454	2,850,732	2,879,721	—
1969	5,882,026	2,926,853	2,955,173	—
1970	6,039,012	3,005,795	3,033,216	19
1971	6,201,955	3,087,844	3,114,110	—
1972	6,370,581	3,172,838	3,197,743	—
1973	6,543,400	3,259,874	3,283,526	—
1974	6,718,375	3,347,731	3,370,643	—
1975	6,894,223	3,435,635	3,458,587	19
1976	7,069,815	3,522,879	3,546,935	—
1977	7,246,041	3,609,966	3,636,075	—
1978	7,426,105	3,698,812	3,727,293	—
1979	7,614,463	3,792,091	3,822,371	—
1980	7,814,063	3,891,566	3,922,496	19
1981	8,026,490	3,998,132	4,028,358	—
1982	8,250,145	4,110,786	4,139,359	—
1983	8,480,903	4,227,061	4,253,841	—
1984	8,712,896	4,343,456	4,369,440	—
1985	8,942,005	4,457,481	4,484,524	20
1986	9,165,585	4,567,798	4,597,786	—
1987	9,384,976	4,675,165	4,709,810	—
1988	9,604,751	4,781,675	4,823,076	—
1989	9,831,634	4,890,485	4,941,149	—
1990	10,069,818	5,003,620	5,066,198	20
1991	10,321,134	5,121,832	5,199,302	—
1992	10,582,086	5,243,611	5,338,475	—
1993	10,845,087	5,365,995	5,479,091	—
1994	11,099,649	5,484,871	5,614,777	—
1995	11,338,174	5,597,249	5,740,925	21
1996	11,558,516	5,702,387	5,856,129	—
1997	11,762,769	5,801,122	5,961,646	—
1998	11,952,889	5,894,032	6,058,856	—
1999	12,132,472	5,982,260	6,150,211	—
2000	12,304,632	6,066,874	6,237,757	23
2001	12,469,785	6,147,982	6,321,802	—
2002	12,628,394	6,225,949	6,402,445	—
2003	12,783,896	6,302,516	6,481,380	—
2004	12,940,526	6,379,875	6,560,650	—
2005	13,101,691	6,459,770	6,641,921	24
2006	13,268,297	6,542,589	6,725,708	—
2007	13,440,769	6,628,445	6,812,323	—
2008	13,621,286	6,718,397	6,902,888	—
2009	13,812,156	6,813,577	6,998,578	—
2010	14,014,631	6,914,559	7,100,072	25
2011	14,229,923	7,021,968	7,207,955	—
2012	14,456,737	7,135,078	7,321,659	—
2013	14,690,547	7,251,350	7,439,196	—
2014	14,925,066	7,367,297	7,557,768	—
2015	15,155,515	7,480,295	7,675,220	26
2016	15,380,244	7,589,395	7,790,849	—
2017	15,599,726	7,694,941	7,904,784	—
2018	15,813,917	7,797,186	8,016,731	—
2019	16,023,450	7,896,845	8,126,604	—
2020	16,228,790	7,994,453	8,234,337	28
2021	16,429,447	8,089,852	8,339,594	—
2022	16,624,858	8,182,703	8,442,155	—
2023	16,815,460	8,273,188	8,542,271	—
2024	17,001,947	8,361,573	8,640,374	28
2025	17,184,860	8,448,070	8,736,790	29
2026	17,364,284	8,532,734	8,831,549	—
2027	17,540,130	8,615,565	8,924,564	—
2028	17,712,553	8,696,643	9,015,910	—
2029	17,881,717	8,776,048	9,105,668	—
2030	18,047,736	8,853,837	9,193,899	30
2031	18,210,707	8,930,059	9,280,648	—
2032	18,370,650	9,004,730	9,365,920	—
2033	18,527,465	9,077,796	9,449,668	—
2034	18,680,993	9,149,176	9,531,816	—
2035	18,831,115	9,218,812	9,612,302	30
2036	18,977,787	9,286,675	9,691,112	—
2037	19,121,038	9,352,785	9,768,253	—
2038	19,260,894	9,417,164	9,843,730	—
2039	19,397,412	9,479,854	9,917,558	—
2040	19,530,610	9,540,870	9,989,740	32
2041	19,660,464	9,600,208	10,060,256	—
2042	19,786,904	9,657,827	10,129,077	—
2043	19,909,833	9,713,665	10,196,168	—
2044	20,029,136	9,767,637	10,261,498	—
2045	20,144,707	9,819,678	10,325,028	33
2046	20,256,505	9,869,767	10,386,737	—
2047	20,364,476	9,917,889	10,446,586	—
2048	20,468,500	9,963,984	10,504,515	—
2049	20,568,432	10,007,988	10,560,443	—
2050	20,664,161	10,049,858	10,614,302	34
2051	20,755,660	10,089,586	10,666,073	—
2052	20,842,923	10,127,183	10,715,740	—
2053	20,925,933	10,162,662	10,763,271	—
2054	21,004,689	10,196,051	10,808,638	—
2055	21,079,215	10,227,388	10,851,827	35
2056	21,149,529	10,256,697	10,892,831	—
2057	21,215,691	10,284,024	10,931,666	—
2058	21,277,803	10,309,439	10,968,363	—
2059	21,336,000	10,333,034	11,002,966	—
2060	21,390,420	10,354,896	11,035,523	36
2061	21,441,159	10,375,086	11,066,073	—
2062	21,488,311	10,393,667	11,094,644	—
2063	21,532,019	10,410,725	11,121,293	—
2064	21,572,420	10,426,351	11,146,068	—
2065	21,609,665	10,440,633	11,169,032	37
2066	21,643,871	10,453,634	11,190,237	—
2067	21,675,180	10,465,428	11,209,751	—
2068	21,703,758	10,476,108	11,227,650	—
2069	21,729,801	10,485,779	11,244,021	—
2070	21,753,473	10,494,531	11,258,941	37
2071	21,774,893	10,502,416	11,272,477	—
2072	21,794,173	10,509,477	11,284,695	—
2073	21,811,472	10,515,768	11,295,704	—
2074	21,826,965	10,521,338	11,305,627	—
2075	21,840,793	10,526,224	11,314,569	38
2076	21,853,048	10,530,461	11,322,587	—
2077	21,863,771	10,534,057	11,329,714	—
2078	21,872,975	10,536,978	11,335,997	—
2079	21,880,663	10,539,178	11,341,484	—
2080	21,886,802	10,540,605	11,346,196	39
2081	21,891,434	10,541,271	11,350,163	—
2082	21,894,573	10,541,180	11,353,392	—
2083	21,896,156	10,540,306	11,355,849	—
2084	21,896,107	10,538,617	11,357,490	—
2085	21,894,360	10,536,091	11,358,269	40
2086	21,890,915	10,532,732	11,358,182	—
2087	21,885,782	10,528,559	11,357,223	—
2088	21,878,926	10,523,590	11,355,336	—
2089	21,870,309	10,517,857	11,352,452	—
2090	21,859,904	10,511,386	11,348,518	40
2091	21,847,726	10,504,217	11,343,509	—
2092	21,833,816	10,496,380	11,337,435	—
2093	21,818,245	10,487,929	11,330,316	—
2094	21,801,083	10,478,900	11,322,182	—
2095	21,782,413	10,469,357	11,313,055	41
2096	21,762,313	10,459,360	11,302,953	—
2097	21,740,863	10,448,974	11,291,889	—
2098	21,718,143	10,438,280	11,279,863	—
2099	21,694,228	10,427,359	11,266,868	—
2100	21,669,192	10,416,306	11,252,886	41

Population of Gauteng, South Africa by various age groups and projections until 2100

In this graph, we provide you with detailed information about the age composition of Gauteng, South Africa population, so that you can assess the dynamics of growth/decline of Gauteng, South Africa population of various age groups.

In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.

Year	0-20	20-39	40-59	60-79	80+
1950	1,792,017	1,105,168	591,593	215,824	24,572
1955	2,041,304	1,198,697	662,293	242,194	16,497
1960	2,350,464	1,299,475	741,194	270,472	17,458
1965	2,709,911	1,448,757	826,045	300,287	19,311
1970	3,125,592	1,625,451	920,843	344,495	22,620
1975	3,546,726	1,896,720	1,031,150	394,563	25,052
1980	3,998,297	2,190,667	1,144,948	451,423	28,718
1985	4,555,414	2,549,141	1,295,256	509,928	32,256
1990	5,079,344	2,925,359	1,443,105	581,347	40,654
1995	5,404,360	3,444,180	1,734,098	704,065	51,462
2000	5,536,130	3,924,430	1,995,696	786,632	61,732
2005	5,508,827	4,434,996	2,236,298	852,438	69,122
2010	5,547,514	4,942,993	2,519,230	923,232	81,651
2015	5,767,856	5,291,990	2,901,728	1,094,947	98,985
2020	6,018,486	5,553,868	3,271,224	1,269,789	115,415
2024	6,180,930	5,576,666	3,683,382	1,422,886	129,771
2025	6,221,541	5,582,365	3,786,424	1,461,161	133,361
2030	6,241,191	5,635,771	4,341,869	1,676,925	151,968
2035	6,171,213	5,814,858	4,747,685	1,910,588	186,762
2040	6,118,437	6,031,337	4,978,575	2,179,533	222,718
2045	6,077,750	6,214,249	5,029,411	2,563,851	259,438
2050	6,029,875	6,233,045	5,121,831	2,976,932	302,467
2055	5,953,718	6,173,369	5,327,493	3,268,513	356,115
2060	5,846,056	6,134,683	5,563,751	3,425,770	420,152
2065	5,729,998	6,106,008	5,761,336	3,489,898	522,417
2070	5,615,027	6,068,447	5,813,030	3,632,459	624,502
2075	5,507,392	6,001,835	5,795,347	3,858,702	677,509
2080	5,404,875	5,903,398	5,794,672	4,082,442	701,406
2085	5,299,619	5,795,899	5,799,745	4,260,289	738,799
2090	5,193,111	5,688,786	5,793,296	4,347,982	836,718
2095	5,087,987	5,588,386	5,757,699	4,400,731	947,599
2100	4,986,783	5,492,560	5,691,196	4,469,115	1,029,529

Male population of Gauteng, South Africa by various age groups and projections until 2100

In this graph, we provide you with detailed information about the age composition of the male population of Gauteng, South Africa, so that you can assess the dynamics of growth/decline of the male population of Gauteng, South Africa in various age groups.

In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.

Year	0-20	20-39	40-59	60-79	80+
1950	902,275	570,218	297,437	98,253	10,811
1955	1,020,194	612,316	333,483	110,545	7,466
1960	1,173,957	656,299	372,004	123,085	7,564
1965	1,353,964	725,588	411,776	139,145	7,701
1970	1,564,335	811,960	459,835	160,919	8,736
1975	1,778,540	946,986	514,589	185,449	10,059
1980	2,008,996	1,091,337	569,016	210,944	11,262
1985	2,293,781	1,270,329	643,227	237,293	12,843
1990	2,559,960	1,448,864	708,905	270,071	15,810
1995	2,725,219	1,695,307	831,351	325,910	19,452
2000	2,791,172	1,947,718	952,632	352,849	22,491
2005	2,779,542	2,217,722	1,067,454	371,284	23,761
2010	2,798,721	2,487,050	1,207,950	394,385	26,444
2015	2,912,762	2,667,308	1,402,860	466,115	31,240
2020	3,039,877	2,796,273	1,586,344	536,827	35,121
2024	3,123,157	2,803,045	1,792,024	600,171	38,935
2025	3,143,978	2,804,739	1,843,446	616,007	39,891
2030	3,154,130	2,828,274	2,119,132	707,413	44,878
2035	3,118,436	2,917,364	2,318,475	809,546	54,980
2040	3,091,024	3,026,978	2,427,284	930,075	65,499
2045	3,069,639	3,120,310	2,448,325	1,104,391	77,004
2050	3,044,692	3,130,189	2,494,958	1,289,250	90,762
2055	3,005,645	3,100,290	2,598,704	1,414,992	107,745
2060	2,950,920	3,080,607	2,717,242	1,477,566	128,550
2065	2,892,238	3,065,918	2,816,208	1,504,167	162,091
2070	2,834,439	3,046,917	2,844,308	1,574,792	194,066
2075	2,780,613	3,013,662	2,839,514	1,683,332	209,092
2080	2,729,597	2,964,801	2,843,214	1,787,407	215,577
2085	2,677,350	2,911,734	2,849,754	1,869,306	227,940
2090	2,624,585	2,859,239	2,850,783	1,915,100	261,669
2095	2,572,620	2,810,439	2,837,954	1,949,500	298,834
2100	2,522,685	2,764,193	2,810,537	1,992,624	326,257

Female population of Gauteng, South Africa by various age groups and projections until 2100

In this graph, we provide you with detailed information about the age composition of the female population of Gauteng, South Africa, so that you can assess the dynamics of growth/decline of the female population of Gauteng, South Africa in various age groups.

In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.

Year	0-20	20-39	40-59	60-79	80+
1950	889,742	534,949	294,153	117,568	13,757
1955	1,021,107	586,378	328,810	131,647	9,030
1960	1,176,505	643,173	369,190	147,384	9,891
1965	1,355,944	723,168	414,266	161,141	11,607
1970	1,561,256	813,488	461,007	183,574	13,882
1975	1,768,183	949,733	516,559	209,111	14,989
1980	1,989,298	1,099,327	575,931	240,478	17,452
1985	2,261,631	1,278,810	652,027	272,634	19,410
1990	2,519,382	1,476,493	734,199	311,273	24,842
1995	2,679,140	1,748,871	902,744	378,153	32,007
2000	2,744,955	1,976,709	1,043,062	433,781	39,237
2005	2,729,284	2,217,272	1,168,843	481,153	45,360
2010	2,748,792	2,455,941	1,311,278	528,845	55,205
2015	2,855,092	2,624,679	1,498,866	628,831	67,742
2020	2,978,607	2,757,591	1,684,877	732,962	80,291
2024	3,057,770	2,773,617	1,891,355	822,712	90,829
2025	3,077,561	2,777,624	1,942,976	845,151	93,466
2030	3,087,059	2,807,494	2,222,736	969,510	107,088
2035	3,052,774	2,897,492	2,429,209	1,101,038	131,779
2040	3,027,412	3,004,357	2,551,287	1,249,456	157,216
2045	3,008,110	3,093,936	2,581,084	1,459,459	182,430
2050	2,985,181	3,102,856	2,626,871	1,687,680	211,703
2055	2,948,070	3,073,076	2,728,786	1,853,518	248,365
2060	2,895,132	3,054,074	2,846,507	1,948,202	291,600
2065	2,837,756	3,040,088	2,945,127	1,985,729	360,323
2070	2,780,585	3,021,527	2,968,721	2,057,666	430,434
2075	2,726,776	2,988,171	2,955,832	2,175,366	468,413
2080	2,675,276	2,938,593	2,951,456	2,295,033	485,826
2085	2,622,269	2,884,163	2,949,990	2,390,980	510,858
2090	2,568,524	2,829,546	2,942,511	2,432,879	575,047
2095	2,515,367	2,777,946	2,919,744	2,451,227	648,762
2100	2,464,095	2,728,364	2,880,657	2,476,490	703,269

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