South Africa Regional Explorer: Geographic, Economic and Demographic Data

Need to measure customer demand for products while avoiding supply chain disruptions? Or plan for future land use, transport, and development priorities? We synthesize data from the South African government and local industry sources to measure economic activity, track population dynamics and deliver a detailed analysis of key South African demographics. South Africa Regional Explorer also connects with our Global Link Model, which provides a bigger picture across 68 countries.

South Africa Regional Explorer consolidates a wide range of data sources such as Statistics South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, South African Revenue Services, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Mineral Resources, South African Petroleum Industry Association, National Electricity Regulator, and Eskom, Government departments – including the National Treasury and the DTI, various development agencies, selected private research houses, and many more.

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Demography

South Africa population by gender, age and population group

Development

South Africa Population density, education levels, poverty indicators

Household Infrastructure

Type of housing, sanitation and water supply, electricity access

Labor

Economically active population, detailed unemployment data

Income and Expenditure

Households in South Africa by income bracket, disposable income, retail sales by category

Economic

South Africa GDP, remuneration, gross operating surplus

Tourism

Trips by purpose, total tourist spending, tourist origin information

International Trade

Details on South Africa imports and exports

Crime

Violent and property crimes, crime rates in South Africa

Fiscal

Statements of financial performance and financial position

What’s Included

Coverage

South Africa region boundaries match the latest official municipal election boundaries. Older election boundaries and custom specified areas are available on request.

9 provinces of South Africa
44 district municipalities
205 local municipalities
8 metro municipalities
Sub-metro areas
Custom areas

Concepts

Basic concepts

South Africa GDP and population
South Africa employment & unemployment data
South Africa personal income data

Frequency

Annual data from 1996 is available for most variables.
Quarterly data is available for select variables including GDP by region.

Delivery Platform

Desktop application

Enables extraction of any combination of data from the product offline.
Data is extracted into Microsoft Excel in tabular format, pivot table format or as charts.
Includes step-by-step methodologies for each model used, a list of data sources, interactive maps of covered regions, and more.

Web application

Provides online access to the data via pre-designed reports that analyze and summarize information from the South Africa Regional Explorer knowledge base.
Documents conveniently open in Microsoft Word and are fully editable once downloaded.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I find employment and unemployment data for my region?: The South Africa Regional Explorer provides you with the latest annual labor force statistics broken down by each region in South Africa. You will be able to extract the latest unemployment rate in South Africa, by race, age, and gender but also for both the narrow and broad definition of unemployment.
How can I compare my region with others in terms of development?: With the South Africa Regional Explorer, you will be able to extract variables like: Human Development Index, GINI coefficient and Poverty Lines data. This will enable you to assess the performance within your region not only over time, but also with other regions.
Why make use of modeled regional data for South Africa?: Regional data in the public domain does not exist in a consistent and useful way. Publicly available datasets are restricted to a few years scattered far apart, and definitions are inconsistent; data is aligned to regional boundaries that change over time and the data gets revised on regular basis. South Africa Regional Explorer solves all these problems through modelling by providing standardized data with complete time series and the latest municipal boundaries for all variables; consistent definitions across years; and quarterly updates that provide you with the latest data without needing to incorporate any revisions on your side.

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South Africa Regional Explorer: Geographic, Economic and Demographic Data

Use South Africa Regional Explorer for deep dives into rich data sets

Demography

Development

Household Infrastructure

Labor

Income and Expenditure

Economic

Tourism

International Trade

Crime

Fiscal

What’s Included

Frequently Asked Questions

Experts

Dijedon Imeri

Timo Klein

Joseph Hayes

Harumi Taguchi

Ling-Wei Chung