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Youth demographics

548 760 People
  • about one-third of the figure in Ehlanzeni: 1 754 931
  • less than a fifth of the figure in Mpumalanga: 4 335 964
108 194 Youth aged 15-24
  • about one-third of the figure in Ehlanzeni: 340 239
  • less than a fifth of the figure in Mpumalanga: 855 899
19.7% Of the population are youth aged 15-24
  • about the same as the rate in Ehlanzeni: 19.4%
  • about the same as the rate in Mpumalanga: 19.7%

Xitsonga (66 408) Language most spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Ehlanzeni: 44.25 212,850
  • more than double the figure in Mpumalanga: 25.02 258,635

99.2% Of the youth population were born in South Africa
  • about the same as the rate in Ehlanzeni: 97.12%
  • about the same as the rate in Mpumalanga: 97.67%

99.5% of the youth population are South African citizens
  • about the same as the rate in Ehlanzeni: 97.76%
  • about the same as the rate in Mpumalanga: 97.94%

Youth education

78.5% Of youth aged 16-17 have completed grade 9 or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Ehlanzeni: 73.9%
  • a little higher than the rate in Mpumalanga: 75%

45.6% Of youth aged 20-24 have completed matric/matric equivalent or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ehlanzeni: 49.5%
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mpumalanga: 50.1%

59.3% Of youth aged 15-24 attend an educational institution
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ehlanzeni: 54.6%
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mpumalanga: 53.2%

Youth economic opportunities

78.4% Youth (aged 15-24) unemployment rate using the official definition *
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ehlanzeni: 59.6%
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mpumalanga: 55.6%
4.8% Of youth are employed
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ehlanzeni: 11.8%
  • about one-third of the rate in Mpumalanga: 14.4%
66.4% Youth in the formal sector
  • about the same as the rate in Ehlanzeni: 66.5%
  • a little less than the rate in Mpumalanga: 69.8%

34.5% Of youth are not in employment, education or training (NEET)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ehlanzeni: 32%
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mpumalanga: 32%

63.9% Of youth live in households without an employed adult
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ehlanzeni: 47.5%
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mpumalanga: 41.3%

Youth family and living environment

0.7% Of youth live in households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Ehlanzeni: 3.7%
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Mpumalanga: 8.3%

7.6% Of youth live in households that are overcrowded *
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ehlanzeni: 8.6%
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mpumalanga: 8.7%

47.1% Of youth access the internet through a cell phone
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ehlanzeni: 56.3%
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mpumalanga: 58.3%

61% Of youth aged 15-19 live with at least one biological parent
  • a little less than the rate in Ehlanzeni: 63%
  • a little less than the rate in Mpumalanga: 63.4%

Youth poverty

84% Of youth live in income-poor households *
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ehlanzeni: 72.7%
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mpumalanga: 66.4%

34.8% Of youth are multidimensionally poor*
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ehlanzeni: 31.1%
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mpumalanga: 30.7%
 

0.174 Youth MPI score (0-1)*
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ehlanzeni: 0.154
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Mpumalanga: 0.152

Youth health and wellness

3.3% Of youth experience difficulty in seeing even when using eye glasses
  • about the same as the rate in Ehlanzeni: 3.3%
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mpumalanga: 4.1%

29.6% Of females aged 15-24 have given birth to a child
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ehlanzeni: 32.3%
  • a little less than the rate in Mpumalanga: 31.1%

Community Survey 2016

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