| province | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 2,693 | 2,938 | 3,109 | 3,265 | 4,671 | 5,814 | 6,819 | 6,210 | 10,034 | 10,015 | 11,522 | 11,596 | 10,460 | 8,738 | Eastern Cape |
| Free State | 2,534 | 4,107 | 4,062 | 6,919 | 4,824 | 3,949 | 4,952 | 8,343 | 8,890 | 7,834 | 8,666 | 9,275 | 6,641 | 5,595 | Free State |
| Gauteng | 13,505 | 19,417 | 19,298 | 17,408 | 20,321 | 18,227 | 29,021 | 37,806 | 33,727 | 32,464 | 23,268 | 28,995 | 32,814 | 20,930 | Gauteng |
| KwaZulu-Nata | 1,259 | 5,167 | 6,900 | 11,592 | 7,533 | 9,592 | 11,015 | 10,602 | 12,706 | 9,679 | 5,511 | 5,642 | 5,540 | 4,332 | KwaZulu-Nata |
| Limpopo | 570 | 852 | 1,728 | 2,493 | 4,512 | 4,706 | 4,236 | 4,587 | 4,357 | 4,241 | 10,862 | 9,522 | 8,630 | 8,342 | Limpopo |
| Mpumalanga | 1,509 | 1,857 | 2,558 | 3,728 | 3,520 | 3,218 | 2,206 | 3,757 | 1,346 | 1,870 | 2,970 | 2,456 | 2,670 | Mpumalanga | |
| Northern Cape | 435 | 552 | 642 | 615 | 738 | 910 | 779 | 1,408 | 1,305 | 1,418 | 2,006 | 1,242 | 1,266 | 1,226 | Northern Cape |
| North West | 218 | 455 | 2,231 | 2,329 | 3,120 | 3,070 | 2,011 | 3,165 | 2,336 | 4,948 | 4,900 | 5,978 | 5,886 | 6,395 | North West |
| Western Cape | 3,796 | 5,008 | 5,775 | 6,721 | 8,300 | 10,065 | 10,513 | 11,157 | 15,149 | 13,314 | 14,451 | 18,390 | 13,188 | 10,508 | Western Cape |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 26,519 | 40,353 | 46,303 | 55,070 | 57,539 | 59,551 | 71,552 | 87,035 | 89,850 | 83,913 | 83,056 | 93,610 | 86,881 | 68,736 | SOUTH AFRICA |
Note: reporting for abortions is incomplete, particularly for 2009-2010.
| province | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 111,804 | 140,989 | 137,694 | 125,450 | 120,522 | 122,450 | 133,806 | 148,722 | 152,533 | 150,859 | 141,708 | 136,091 | 120,373 | 106,431 | Eastern Cape |
| Free State | 41,832 | 43,159 | 44,244 | 45,306 | 46,533 | 47,052 | 49,589 | 53,286 | 55,774 | 56,128 | 55,995 | 57,010 | 52,455 | 50,678 | Free State |
| Gauteng | 144,427 | 133,221 | 144,425 | 148,680 | 153,946 | 156,988 | 158,776 | 179,740 | 185,978 | 192,359 | 191,287 | 197,256 | 188,451 | 179,210 | Gauteng |
| KwaZulu-Nata | 176,362 | 208,460 | 216,174 | 213,888 | 209,135 | 217,104 | 204,883 | 215,584 | 227,961 | 241,103 | 228,779 | 227,839 | 206,486 | 184,471 | KwaZulu-Nata |
| Limpopo | 93,217 | 107,568 | 107,537 | 101,529 | 101,184 | 96,606 | 99,636 | 113,118 | 122,922 | 120,349 | 120,273 | 123,916 | 116,034 | 109,128 | Limpopo |
| Mpumalanga | 56,145 | 63,418 | 63,364 | 64,291 | 63,823 | 61,917 | 66,488 | 74,759 | 77,799 | 84,374 | 84,177 | 85,582 | 80,494 | 70,011 | Mpumalanga |
| Northern Cape | 17,064 | 15,708 | 16,621 | 16,930 | 16,468 | 16,590 | 17,059 | 18,811 | 19,579 | 23,794 | 24,067 | 24,605 | 23,605 | 22,538 | Northern Cape |
| North West | 54,694 | 59,907 | 62,717 | 63,659 | 63,182 | 62,197 | 66,027 | 73,763 | 79,166 | 78,736 | 79,835 | 81,672 | 76,578 | 69,706 | North West |
| Western Cape | 82,990 | 74,596 | 81,008 | 82,286 | 83,473 | 83,953 | 85,292 | 96,256 | 102,364 | 107,633 | 107,206 | 109,477 | 104,030 | 96,883 | Western Cape |
| unknown | 177,101 | 92,352 | 81,175 | 104,386 | 92,035 | 95,463 | 71,642 | 33,467 | 20,698 | 12,840 | 13,740 | 19,241 | 32,235 | 50,590 | unknown |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 955,636 | 939,378 | 954,959 | 966,405 | 950,301 | 960,320 | 953,198 | 1,007,506 | 1,044,774 | 1,068,175 | 1,047,067 | 1,062,689 | 1,000,741 | 939,646 | SOUTH AFRICA |
Note: reporting for births is incomplete, particularly for 2009-2010.
Sources:
© 2004-2009, 2011 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 26 November 2011.
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