As of 2022, 8.1 million women lived in Gauteng, the most populated province in South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape followed as the provinces with the largest number of women, reaching six, 3.7, and 3.5 million, respectively.
Number of women in South Africa in 2022, by province
(in millions)
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Statistics South Africa. (October 18, 2022). Number of women in South Africa in 2022, by province (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363095/number-of-women-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of women in South Africa in 2022, by province (in millions)." Chart. October 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363095/number-of-women-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. (2022). Number of women in South Africa in 2022, by province (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363095/number-of-women-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of Women in South Africa in 2022, by Province (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363095/number-of-women-in-south-africa-by-province/
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Number of women in South Africa in 2022, by province (in millions) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, October 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363095/number-of-women-in-south-africa-by-province/
