Statistics South Africa presents the Population Census 2011: Agricultural Households Release
Date: 5 August 2013 “The report presents the status of the South African household based on agriculture as depicted in the Population Census of 2011 addressing the three agriculture related questions in the Census 2011 questionnaire” said Statistician General Pali Lehohla. The number of households engaged in agriculture (also referred to as agricultural households in read more »
![Trends in Youth Educational Attainment](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EDOF-64x64.png)
Trends in Youth Educational Attainment
June 16 is Youth Day in South Africa, commemorating the sacrifice paid by the youth who participated in the Soweto uprising in 1976. The day is also recognised as the Day of the African Child on the African continent and celebrated every year. The theme for the year is “To educate an African Child Fit read more »
![Unemployment in South Africa: A Youth Perspective](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Discouragement-final-64x64.jpg)
Unemployment in South Africa: A Youth Perspective
South Africa, like many countries globally, grapples with the challenge of youth unemployment. This is supported by statistics indicating a 45,5% unemployment rate among young individuals (aged 15-34 years), in contrast to the national average of 32,9% in the first quarter of 2024. However, when looking at the Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa report read more »
Mbalo Brief, April 2024
This year marks 30 years since millions of South Africans cast their ballot in the democratic elections of 1994 for the first time in their lives. As the country reflects on 30 years of freedom and democracy, the celebrations will be focusing on the gains that have been made, achievements and milestones as well as read more »
![Road transport accident deaths on the increase in SA](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Number-of-pedestrian-deaths-final-64x64.jpg)
Road transport accident deaths on the increase in SA
South Africa is part of the consortium of nations that signed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015. The aim of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), Target 3.6 was to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2030. However, results of a read more »
![Liquid ledger: SA develops experimental water resource accounts](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/water5-64x64.jpg)
Liquid ledger: SA develops experimental water resource accounts
A water resource account is a balance sheet for a particular geographical area, providing data on water inflows, water outflows and changes in water storage. Water resource accounts in South Africa are physical accounts at the catchment scale, quantifying changes in stocks, flows and water consumption within a defined spatial and temporal domain. Statistics South read more »
TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORS
27 March 2024 Statistics South Africa in consultation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) compiled the first ever Migration profile report for South Africa Following in the footsteps of more than 100 countries around the world that have developed their own Migration Profiles, Stats SA in consultation with the IOM has compiled the first read more »
![Marginalised Communities in SA Achieve New Heights in Education](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Highest-post-school-qualification-level-by-individuals-aged-25-years-and-older-by-sex-Census-1996-and-2022-final-64x64.jpg)
Marginalised Communities in SA Achieve New Heights in Education
2024 commemorates three decades since the inception of democracy in South Africa. Since 1994, South Africa has ushered in notable reforms across multiple sectors, with education being one of the key areas of focus. These reforms aimed to address historical inequalities and improve access to quality education for all citizens. Substantial investments have been made read more »
![Most migrants to South Africa come from the SADC region for employment](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Immigrants-employment-rates-final-64x64.jpg)
Most migrants to South Africa come from the SADC region for employment
Labour migration, the movement of individuals across the borders for employment purposes, is a fundamental aspect of the global economy and has profound social, economic, and political implications. According to the report, Migration profile report for South Africa: A country profile 2023 released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), most migrants entering South Africa originate read more »
![Progress in birth registration levels in SA](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Data-Story-Graphics-Births-completeness-final-64x64.jpg)
Progress in birth registration levels in SA
South Africa has made strides in terms of registration of births. The results of a report, Estimating the completeness of birth registration in South Africa, 2002–2016, indicates that the number of registered births were high and on an increasing trajectory. There has been a significant increase in the number of children registered within the first read more »