province | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | province |
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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 | 10,850 | 9,370 | 11,540 | 13,870 | 3,590 | 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 | 5,760 | 5,630 | 5,600 | 1,400 | 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 | 21,600 | 21,230 | 21,680 | 5,450 | 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 | 5,170 | 6,180 | 8,150 | 2,170 | KwaZulu-Nata |
Limpopo | 570 | 852 | 1,728 | 2,493 | 4,512 | 4,706 | 4,236 | 4,587 | 8,620 | 11,190 | 10,862 | 9,522 | 8,820 | 8,410 | 8,500 | 8,310 | 2,060 | Limpopo |
Mpumalanga | 1,509 | 1,857 | 2,558 | 3,728 | 3,520 | 3,218 | 2,206 | 3,757 | 1,346 | 1,800 | 1,870 | 2,970 | 2,456 | 2,620 | 3,180 | 3,200 | 790 | Mpumalanga |
Northern Cape | 435 | 552 | 642 | 615 | 738 | 910 | 779 | 1,408 | 1,305 | 1,418 | 2,006 | 1,242 | 1,266 | 1,226 | 1,170 | 930 | 220 | Northern Cape |
North West | 218 | 455 | 2,231 | 2,329 | 3,120 | 3,070 | 2,011 | 3,165 | 3,000 | 7,380 | 6,090 | 5,978 | 5,886 | 6,395 | 6,780 | 6,830 | 1,700 | 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 | 13,780 | 12,520 | 12,010 | 13,070 | 3,360 | Western Cape |
SOUTH AFRICA | 26,519 | 40,353 | 46,303 | 55,070 | 57,539 | 59,551 | 71,552 | 87,035 | 94,780 | 95,090 | 84,250 | 93,610 | 88,050 | 73,070 | 76,220 | 81,640 | 20,740 | SOUTH AFRICA |
Note: reporting for abortions is incomplete; some figures for 2005-2010 and all figures for 2011-2012 are calendar year estimates based on reported fiscal year figures; figures for 2013 are estimates for January-March.
province | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | province |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Cape | 111,804 | 140,989 | 137,694 | 125,450 | 120,522 | 122,450 | 133,806 | 148,722 | 152,533 | 150,859 | 143,210 | 139,386 | 125,053 | 119,627 | 119,683 | 110,244 | Eastern Cape |
Free State | 41,832 | 43,159 | 44,244 | 45,306 | 46,533 | 47,052 | 49,589 | 53,286 | 55,774 | 56,128 | 56,668 | 58,229 | 54,008 | 54,120 | 52,735 | 50,950 | Free State |
Gauteng | 144,427 | 133,221 | 144,425 | 148,680 | 153,946 | 156,988 | 158,776 | 179,740 | 185,978 | 192,359 | 193,623 | 202,204 | 195,231 | 195,347 | 194,039 | 186,457 | Gauteng |
KwaZulu-Nata | 176,362 | 208,460 | 216,174 | 213,888 | 209,135 | 217,104 | 204,883 | 215,584 | 227,961 | 241,103 | 232,902 | 236,188 | 217,127 | 211,800 | 205,724 | 185,764 | KwaZulu-Nata |
Limpopo | 93,217 | 107,568 | 107,537 | 101,529 | 101,184 | 96,606 | 99,636 | 113,118 | 122,922 | 120,349 | 121,211 | 126,124 | 119,310 | 121,499 | 125,580 | 118,439 | Limpopo |
Mpumalanga | 56,145 | 63,418 | 63,364 | 64,291 | 63,823 | 61,917 | 66,488 | 74,759 | 77,799 | 84,374 | 85,307 | 88,108 | 84,104 | 81,551 | 83,910 | 79,403 | Mpumalanga |
Northern Cape | 17,064 | 15,708 | 16,621 | 16,930 | 16,468 | 16,590 | 17,059 | 18,811 | 19,579 | 23,794 | 24,272 | 24,967 | 24,154 | 24,025 | 23,942 | 23,819 | Northern Cape |
North West | 54,694 | 59,907 | 62,717 | 63,659 | 63,182 | 62,197 | 66,027 | 73,763 | 79,166 | 78,736 | 80,719 | 83,699 | 79,435 | 77,933 | 77,000 | 72,615 | North West |
Western Cape | 82,990 | 74,596 | 81,008 | 82,286 | 83,473 | 83,953 | 85,292 | 96,256 | 102,364 | 107,633 | 108,014 | 111,362 | 106,759 | 104,102 | 102,270 | 98,401 | Western Cape |
unknown | 181,798 | 97,466 | 85,785 | 109,105 | 96,553 | 100,164 | 77,345 | 40,869 | 31,518 | 28,113 | 20,920 | 16,232 | 26,209 | 8,485 | 12,011 | 46,766 | unknown |
SOUTH AFRICA | 960,333 | 944,492 | 959,569 | 971,124 | 954,819 | 965,021 | 958,901 | 1,014,908 | 1,055,594 | 1,083,448 | 1,066,846 | 1,086,499 | 1,031,390 | 998,489 | 996,894 | 972,858 | SOUTH AFRICA |
Note: reporting for births is incomplete, particularly for 2012.
Sources:
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Last modified 23 January 2015.
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