| 2001 National Census | ||
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| General information | ||
| Country | Republic of South Africa | |
| Authority | Statistics South Africa | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 44,819,778 (9.92%  ) | |
| Most populous | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Least populous | Northern Cape | |
The National Census of 2001 was the 2nd comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, or Post-Apartheid South Africa. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night between 9–10 October 2001 at a cost of R 987,000,000.[1]
It was organised and planned by Statistics South Africa in terms of the Statistics Act from the beginning of 1999, under the commission of the Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. The enumeration primarily took place from 10 to 31 October 2001 and the results were published in 2003.[2]
- ^ Using the 2001 Census: Approaches to analysing data (PDF). Statistics South Africa and the Human Sciences Research Council. 2007. ISBN 978-0-621-37259-5. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Census 2001: Metadata. Statistics South Africa. 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2015.