Most populated provinces in south africa

According to the 2020 estimates from Statistics South Africa, the most populated provinces in South Africa are:

1. Gauteng: approximately 14.3 million people (25.8% of the national population)
2. KwaZulu-Natal: approximately 11.4 million people (20.6% of the national population)
3. Western Cape: approximately 6.9 million people (12.5% of the national population)
4. Eastern Cape: approximately 6.5 million people (11.8% of the national population)
5. Limpopo: approximately 5.7 million people (10.3% of the national population)
6. Mpumalanga: approximately 4.5 million people (8.2% of the national population)
7. North West: approximately 3.9 million people (7.1% of the national population)
8. Free State: approximately 3.1 million people (5.7% of the national population)
9. Northern Cape: approximately 1.2 million people (2.2% of the national population)
10. Province of the Western Cape: approximately 1.1 million people (2.0% of the national population)

Note: These numbers are estimates and may have changed slightly since the last official census in 2011.