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1936 National Census
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General information
Country	Union of South Africa
Results
Total population	9,589,898 ( 38.4%)
Most populous region	Cape of Good Hope
Least populous region	Orange Free State

The National Census of 1936 was the 3rd comprehensive national census of the Union of South Africa, following its formation in 1910. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night. It was the first South African census to tabulate non-European languages and languages spoken at home by all major demographic groups.

Pre-enumeration

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Post-enumeration Survey

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Results

Demographics

Population change in the South Africa by province

Province	1921 Census	1936 Census	Difference	Percentage difference
Cape of Good Hope	2,782,719	3,529,900	747,181	26.85%
Natal	1,429,398	1,946,468	517,070	36.17%
Transvaal	2,087,636	3,341,470	1,253,834	60.06%
Orange Free State	628,827	772,060	143,233	22.78%
Total	6,928,580	9,589,898	2,661,318	38.41%

Population change in the South Africa by race

Race (Census term)	1921 Census	1936 Census	Difference	Percentage difference	Average annual growth rate: 1921 to 1936
Black African (Native)	4,697,813	6,596,689	1,898,876	40.42%	2.29%
Coloured	545,548	769,661	224,113	41.08%	2.32%
Asian or Indian (Asiatic)	165,731	219,691	53,960	32.56%	1.90%
White (European)	1,519,488	2,003,857	484,369	31.88%	1.86%
Total	6,928,580	9,589,898	2,661,318	38.41%	2.19%

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See also

• Census in South Africa
• South African National Census of 2001
• Demographics of South Africa

References

1. ^ "The 1936 Census of the Union of South Africa". Population Index. 9 (3): 153–155. 1943. doi:10.2307/2730411. JSTOR 2730411. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
2. Malherbe, E.G. (1939). Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland. Vol. 20. Pretoria: Union of South Africa. p. 1044.
3. ^ Malherbe, E.G. (1939). Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland. Vol. 20. Pretoria: Union of South Africa. p. 1034.

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