Or are the numbers wrong?
South Africa’s census is a vital source of information for policy making, planning and research, and so the Census 2022 findings released last week were eagerly awaited. It offers many insights on everything from marriage rates to language distribution.
The greatest surprise was the figure for Johannesburg: only 0.8%. This means that the city lags behind the country’s other major cities and is no longer a rapidly growing city. Stagnating numbers suggest a loss of appeal, bringing reduced prospects for business and cultural innovation. These declines, and the associated increases in the Western Cape province in particular, are confirmed by the state of the property market at both ends.
This figure is worryingly double that for the last census. The undercount in many countries, both developed and developing, is often less than 5% so the results are arguably much more trustworthy.
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