| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 5,388,625 | 52.48% | 
| Male | 4,878,676 | 47.52% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 1,198,134 | 11.67% | 
| 5–9 | 1,042,528 | 10.15% | 
| 10–14 | 1,038,856 | 10.12% | 
| 15–19 | 1,119,535 | 10.90% | 
| 20–24 | 1,102,389 | 10.74% | 
| 25–29 | 980,928 | 9.55% | 
| 30–34 | 729,231 | 7.10% | 
| 35–39 | 612,616 | 5.97% | 
| 40–44 | 499,101 | 4.86% | 
| 45–49 | 454,638 | 4.43% | 
| 50–54 | 384,397 | 3.74% | 
| 55–59 | 325,571 | 3.17% | 
| 60–64 | 271,326 | 2.64% | 
| 65–69 | 175,672 | 1.71% | 
| 70–74 | 137,821 | 1.34% | 
| 75–79 | 86,377 | 0.84% | 
| 80–84 | 62,126 | 0.61% | 
| 85+ | 46,053 | 0.45% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 8,912,921 | 86.81% | 
| Indian or Asian | 756,991 | 7.37% | 
| White | 428,842 | 4.18% | 
| Coloured | 141,376 | 1.38% | 
| Other | 27,170 | 0.26% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| isiZulu | 7,901,932 | 77.82% | 
| English | 1,337,606 | 13.17% | 
| isiXhosa | 340,832 | 3.36% | 
| Afrikaans | 161,876 | 1.59% | 
| isiNdebele | 111,657 | 1.10% | 
| Sesotho | 79,416 | 0.78% | 
| Other | 77,519 | 0.76% | 
| Setswana | 52,229 | 0.51% | 
| Sign language | 48,575 | 0.48% | 
| Sepedi | 20,555 | 0.20% | 
| Xitsonga | 8,936 | 0.09% | 
| SiSwati | 8,347 | 0.08% | 
| Tshivenda | 4,309 | 0.04% | 
| Not applicable | 113,511 | 
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | 
|---|---|---|
| Amajuba | 499,839 | 6,910.51 | 
| eThekwini | 3,442,361 | 2,291.31 | 
| iLembe | 606,809 | 3,269.26 | 
| Sisonke | 461,419 | 10,547.42 | 
| Ugu | 722,484 | 5,046.88 | 
| UMgungundlovu | 1,017,763 | 9,512.92 | 
| Umkhanyakude | 625,846 | 13,855.35 | 
| Umzinyathi | 510,838 | 8,589.16 | 
| Uthukela | 668,848 | 11,326.12 | 
| Uthungulu | 907,519 | 8,213.39 | 
| Zululand | 803,575 | 14,798.98 |