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DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
BASED ON THE 1996 CENSUS RESULTS
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DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
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| Metropolitan population |
2,5 Million |
| Population as a percentage of
provincial population for Gauteng |
48% |
| Percentage of population under 19
years of age |
31,54% |
| Percentage of population over 19
years |
68,46% |
| Total area of metropolitan
Johannesburg |
1 384,121 km2 |
| Population density |
2 505 persons/km |
| Urbanization rate |
96% |
| Race Distribution |
Asian: 3,01%
Black: 68,87%
Coloured: 5,76%
White: 22,36% |
| Number of informal settlements |
65 |
| Informal population |
640 000 |
| Greater Johannesburgs %
contribution of informal settlements in Gauteng |
36,1% |
| Johannesburgs GDP |
R45 872 701 000 |
| Johannesburgs contribution to
Gautengs GDP |
38% |
| Johannesburgs contribution to
national GDP |
12% |
| Source: CSS, 1996
-Stats SA. |
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