List of South African provinces by population

This is a list of South African provinces by population, based on data from the 2001 census.

Rank	Province	Population
1	KwaZulu Natal	9,426,019
2	Gauteng	8,837,172
3	Eastern Cape	6,436,761
4	Limpopo	5,273,642
5	Western Cape	4,524,335
6	North West	3,669,349
7	Mpumalanga	3,122,994
8	Free State	2,706,776
9	Northern Cape	822,726

See also: List of South African provinces by population, 2001, Census, Eastern Cape Province, Free State Province, Gauteng Province, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga Province, North West Province