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Ranked list of South African provinces - Definition and Overview |
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By population
| Rank | Province | Population | % | Density |
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| 1 | KwaZulu-Natal | 10,070,500 | 21.2% | 109.3
| | 2 | Gauteng | 9,839,100 | 20.7% | 578.4
| | 3 | Eastern Cape | 6,514,500 | 13.7% | 38.4
| | 4 | Limpopo | 5,482,300 | 11.5% | 44.2
| | 5 | Western Cape | 4,893,900 | 10.3% | 37.8
| | 6 | North West | 3,865,100 | 8.1% | 33.2
| | 7 | Mpumalanga | 3,327,900 | 7.0% | 41.9
| | 8 | Free State | 2,749,300 | 5.8% | 21.2
| | 9 | Northern Cape | 814,200 | 1.7% | 2.3
| | South Africa | 47,556,800 | 100% | 39.0 |
By area
| Rank | Province | Area (km²) | % | Density |
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| 1 | Northern Cape | 361,830 | 29.7% | 2.3
| | 2 | Eastern Cape | 169,580 | 13.9% | 38.4
| | 3 | Free State | 129,480 | 10.6% | 21.2
| | 4 | Western Cape | 129,370 | 10.6% | 37.8
| | 5 | Limpopo | 123,910 | 10.2% | 44.2
| | 6 | North West | 116,320 | 9.5% | 33.2
| | 7 | KwaZulu-Natal | 92,100 | 7.6% | 109.3
| | 8 | Mpumalanga | 79,490 | 6.5% | 41.9
| | 9 | Gauteng | 17,010 | 1.4% | 578.4
| | South Africa | 1,219,090 | 100% | 39.0 |
By density
| Rank | Province | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
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| 1 | Gauteng | 9,839,100 | 17,010 | 578.4
| | 2 | KwaZulu-Natal | 10,070,500 | 92,100 | 109.3
| | 3 | Limpopo | 5,482,300 | 123,910 | 44.2
| | 4 | Mpumalanga | 3,327,900 | 79,490 | 41.9
| | 5 | Eastern Cape | 6,514,500 | 169,580 | 38.4
| | 6 | Western Cape | 4,893,900 | 129,370 | 37.8
| | 7 | North West | 3,865,100 | 116,320 | 33.2
| | 8 | Free State | 2,749,300 | 129,480 | 21.2
| | 9 | Northern Cape | 814,200 | 361,830 | 2.3
| | South Africa | 47,556,800 | 1,219,090 | 39.0 |
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