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Census 2011 results of Free State Province
Area
129,825.16 km²
Population
2,745,590 (21.15 per km²)
Households
823,316 (6.34 per km²)
Gender
Gender People Percentage Female 1,416,623 51.60% Male 1,328,967 48.40%
Age
Age People Percentage 0–4 295,896 10.78% 5–9 262,522 9.56% 10–14 240,498 8.76% 15–19 262,898 9.58% 20–24 282,479 10.29% 25–29 251,668 9.17% 30–34 205,741 7.49% 35–39 178,979 6.52% 40–44 161,378 5.88% 45–49 146,990 5.35% 50–54 125,330 4.56% 55–59 102,422 3.73% 60–64 78,033 2.84% 65–69 54,102 1.97% 70–74 40,083 1.46% 75–79 27,458 1.00% 80–84 15,755 0.57% 85+ 13,356 0.49%
Population group
Race People Percentage Black African 2,405,533 87.61% White 239,026 8.71% Coloured 83,844 3.05% Indian or Asian 10,398 0.38% Other 6,790 0.25%
First language
Language People Percentage Sesotho 1,717,881 64.20% Afrikaans 340,490 12.72% isiXhosa 201,145 7.52% Setswana 140,228 5.24% isiZulu 118,126 4.41% English 78,782 2.94% Sign language 32,910 1.23% Other 15,935 0.60% isiNdebele 10,008 0.37% Xitsonga 8,039 0.30% Sepedi 7,395 0.28% Tshivenda 2,592 0.10% SiSwati 2,246 0.08% Not applicable 69,813
Districts
Name Population Area (km²) Fezile Dabi 488,036 20,667.97 Lejweleputswa 627,626 31,930.28 Mangaung 747,431 6,283.99 Thabo Mofutsanyane 736,238 33,269.19 Xhariep 146,259 37,673.74
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