| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 6,189,875 | 50.44% | 
| Female | 6,082,388 | 49.56% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 1,191,419 | 9.71% | 
| 5–9 | 905,502 | 7.38% | 
| 10–14 | 812,012 | 6.62% | 
| 15–19 | 924,588 | 7.53% | 
| 20–24 | 1,374,624 | 11.20% | 
| 25–29 | 1,480,846 | 12.07% | 
| 30–34 | 1,224,772 | 9.98% | 
| 35–39 | 1,012,021 | 8.25% | 
| 40–44 | 819,854 | 6.68% | 
| 45–49 | 683,093 | 5.57% | 
| 50–54 | 562,852 | 4.59% | 
| 55–59 | 438,401 | 3.57% | 
| 60–64 | 309,674 | 2.52% | 
| 65–69 | 201,628 | 1.64% | 
| 70–74 | 142,909 | 1.16% | 
| 75–79 | 89,356 | 0.73% | 
| 80–84 | 55,460 | 0.45% | 
| 85+ | 43,256 | 0.35% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 9,493,684 | 77.36% | 
| White | 1,913,884 | 15.60% | 
| Coloured | 423,594 | 3.45% | 
| Indian or Asian | 356,574 | 2.91% | 
| Other | 84,527 | 0.69% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| isiZulu | 2,390,036 | 19.79% | 
| English | 1,603,464 | 13.28% | 
| Afrikaans | 1,502,940 | 12.45% | 
| Sesotho | 1,395,089 | 11.55% | 
| Sepedi | 1,282,896 | 10.62% | 
| Setswana | 1,094,599 | 9.06% | 
| isiXhosa | 796,841 | 6.60% | 
| Xitsonga | 796,511 | 6.60% | 
| isiNdebele | 380,494 | 3.15% | 
| Other | 371,575 | 3.08% | 
| Tshivenda | 272,122 | 2.25% | 
| SiSwati | 136,550 | 1.13% | 
| Sign language | 52,744 | 0.44% | 
| Not applicable | 196,402 | 
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | 
|---|---|---|
| City of Johannesburg | 4,434,827 | 1,644.98 | 
| City of Tshwane | 2,921,488 | 6,297.83 | 
| Ekurhuleni | 3,178,470 | 1,975.31 | 
| Sedibeng | 916,484 | 4,172.76 | 
| West Rand | 820,995 | 4,087.42 |