In 2021, around 7.6 million households in South Africa were led by women. Of those, the majority were in Gauteng, with 1.5 million female-headed households. KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape followed
with 1.5 million, 900,000, and 900,000, respectively. As of the same year, the total number of South African households was close to 18 million.
Number of households headed by women in South Africa in 2021, by province
(in millions)
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Statistics South Africa. (October 18, 2022). Number of households headed by women in South Africa in 2021, by province (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363435/number-of-female-headed-households-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of households headed by women in South Africa in 2021, by province (in millions)." Chart. October 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363435/number-of-female-headed-households-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. (2022). Number of households headed by women in South Africa in 2021, by province (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363435/number-of-female-headed-households-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of Households Headed by Women in South Africa in 2021, by Province (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363435/number-of-female-headed-households-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa, Number of households headed by women in South Africa in 2021, by province (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363435/number-of-female-headed-households-in-south-africa-by-province/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of households headed by women in South Africa in 2021, by province (in millions) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, October 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363435/number-of-female-headed-households-in-south-africa-by-province/
