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Population by language (Census 2001)
| Language | Population | Percent | |
| isiNdebele | 711,821 | 1.59 |  |
| Tshivenda | 1,021,757 | 2.28 | |
| SiSwati | 1,194,430 | 2.66 | |
| Xitsonga | 1,992,207 | 4.44 | |
| Sesotho | 3,555,186 | 7.93 | |
| English | 3,673,203 | 8.20 | |
| Setswana | 3,677,016 | 8.20 | |
| Sesotho sa Leboa | 4,208,980 | 9.39 | |
| Afrikaans | 5,983,426 | 13.35 | |
| isiXhosa | 7,907,153 | 17.64 | |
| isiZulu | 10,677,305 | 23.82 | |
| Other | 217,293 | 0.48 | |
| Total | 44,819,777 |
Population by language (Census 1996)
| Language | Population | Percent | |
| isiNdebele | 586,961 | 1.47 | |
| Tshivenda | 876,409 | 2.19 | |
| SiSwati | 1,013,193 | 2.53 | |
| Xitsonga | 1,756,105 | 4.39 | |
| Sesotho | 3,104,197 | 7.76 | |
| English | 3,457,467 | 8.64 | |
| Setswana | 3,301,774 | 8.25 | |
| Sesotho sa Leboa | 3,695,846 | 9.24 | |
| Afrikaans | 5,811,547 | 14.53 | |
| isiXhosa | 7,196,118 | 17.99 | |
| isiZulu | 9,200,144 | 23 | |
Downloads
- Spreadsheet of the above data, including Census 1996 data. (OpenOffice format)
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