Census 2022, 10% Sample

South Africa, 2022

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Reference ID

ZAF_2022_SAC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Feb 24, 2026

Last modified

Feb 24, 2026

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Population group (P07A_POP_GROUP)

Data file: sa-census-2022-person-v1

Overview

Valid: 4230792

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 5

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Black African	3431764	81.1%
2	Coloured	358309	8.5%
3	Indian/Asian	98129	2.3%
4	White	332793	7.9%
5	Other	9797	0.2%
9	Unspecified	0

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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