Number of households reached 16.9 mil in 2025 in South Africa, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.753% more than in the previous year.
Historically, number of households in South Africa reached an all time high of 19.4 mil in 2022 and an all time low of 3.71 mil in 1960.
South Africa has been ranked 26th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of number of households.
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