South African National Census of 1996
The National Census of 1996 was the 1st comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, after the fall of apartheid. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night at a cost of.Pre-enumeration
Enumeration
Post-enumeration Survey
Results
Demographics
| Rank | First language | 1991 Census | 1996 Census | Difference | Percent
Difference |
| 1 | IsiZulu | | | | % |
| 2 | IsiXhosa | | | | % |
| 3 | Afrikaans | | | | % |
| 4 | Sepedi | | | | % |
| 5 | Setswana | | | | % |
| 6 | English | | | | % |
| 7 | Sesotho | | | | % |
| 8 | Xitsonga | | | | % |
| 9 | SiSwati | | | | % |
| 10 | Tshivenda | | | | % |
| 11 | IsiNdebele | | | | % |
| 12 | Other | | | | % |
| Rank | Gender | 1991 Census | 1996 Census | Difference | Percent
difference |
| 1 | Female | 15,507,000 | | 5,755,685 | 37.1% |
| 2 | Male | 15,480,000 | | 4,040,887 | 26.1% |
