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Northern Cape

The largest and most sparsely populated province, spanning the Karoo and Kalahari.

Capital: Kimberley 1,356,000 people 372,889 km² 116 scored suburbs

Education, health & employment

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 3,030 people surveyed across Northern Cape. Province-wide figure — not specific to any one suburb or municipality.

Matric or higher
23%
No schooling
15%
Employed
37%
Unemployed
19%
Not economically active
0%
Self-reported health: good+
88%
Self-reported health: poor
3%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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