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1960 National Census
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General information
Country	Union of South Africa
Results
Total population	15,994,000 ( 26.2%)
Most populous region	Transvaal
Least populous region	Orange Free State

The National Census of 1960 was the 5th comprehensive national census of the Union of South Africa. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night of 6 September 1960.

Pre-enumeration

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Enumeration

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Post-enumeration survey

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Results

Demographics

Population change in the South Africa by province

Province	1951 Census	1960 Census	Difference	Percentage difference
Cape of Good Hope	4,227,000	5,360,000	1,133,000	26.80%
Natal	2,415,000	2,977,000	562,000	23.27%
Transvaal	4,813,000	6,271,000	1,458,000	30.29%
Orange Free State	1,017,000	1,366,000	349,000	34.32%
Total	12,671,000	15,994,000	3,323,000	26.23%

Population change in the South Africa by race

Race (census term)	1951 Census	1960 Census	Difference	Percentage difference
Black African (Bantu)	8,560,000	10,928,000	2,368,000	27.66%
Coloured	1,103,000	1,509,000	406,000	36.81%
Asian or Indian (Asiatic)	367,000	477,000	110,000	29.97%
White	2,642,000	3,080,000	438,000	16.58%
Total	12,671,000	15,994,000	3,323,000	26.23%

City rankings

Statistics collected during the Apartheid era are regarded as unreliable with regard to measuring African populations. This is because the Native Areas Amendment Bill and the Group Areas Act tended to skew official statistics and underestimate the number of people living in urban areas.

See also

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

References

1. Official Year Book: Republic of South Africa 1966. Pretoria: Republic of South Africa. 1966.
2. "Census in South Africa | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
3. "South Africa - Population Census 1960". catalog.ihsn.org. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
4. ^ Official Year Book of the Republic of South Africa 1966. Pretoria: Republic of South Africa. 1966.
5. "Census in South Africa | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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