List of South African provinces by population
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This is a list of South African provinces by population, based on data from the 2001 census and mid-2007 estimates officially provided by Statistics South Africa.
| Rank | Province | Population 2001 | Population 2007 |
| 1 | KwaZulu Natal | 9,426,019 | 10,014,500 |
| 2 | Gauteng | 8,837,172 | 9,688,100 |
| 3 | Eastern Cape | 6,436,761 | 6,906,200 |
| 4 | Limpopo | 5,273,642 | 5,402,900 |
| 5 | Western Cape | 4,524,335 | 4,839,800 |
| 6 | North West | 3,669,349 | 3,394,200 |
| 7 | Mpumalanga | 3,122,994 | 3,536,300 |
| 8 | Free State | 2,706,776 | 2,965,600 |
| 9 | Northern Cape | 822,726 | 1,102,200 |
