Area Database (v4.2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
Subnational regions
South Africa
All years

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
South Africa (Africa)  
Total 37.3 35.8 34.3 32.8 31.2 29.7 28.2 26.7 25.2 23.7 22.2 20.7 19.2 17.7 16.2 14.7 13.2 12.1 11.0 9.95 8.86 7.77 6.68 5.59 4.51
Eastern Cape 65.7 63.3 60.9 58.6 56.2 53.8 51.5 49.1 46.7 44.4 42.0 39.6 37.3 34.9 32.5 30.1 27.8 25.4 23.0 20.5 18.1 15.7 13.3 10.9 8.48
Free State 28.0 26.7 25.5 24.2 23.0 21.7 20.5 19.2 18.0 16.7 15.5 14.2 13.0 11.7 10.5 9.25 8.00 7.19 6.38 5.57 4.76 3.95 3.14 2.33 1.52
Gauteng 9.52 9.38 9.24 9.10 8.96 8.82 8.68 8.54 8.40 8.26 8.12 7.98 7.84 7.70 7.56 7.42 7.28 7.31 7.34 7.38 7.41 7.44 7.47 7.50 7.54
KwaZulu Natal 51.8 49.8 47.8 45.8 43.8 41.8 39.8 37.8 35.8 33.8 31.9 29.9 27.9 25.9 23.9 21.9 19.9 17.7 15.5 13.3 11.2 9.00 6.83 4.65 2.48
Mpumalanga 33.7 32.3 30.9 29.5 28.1 26.6 25.2 23.8 22.4 21.0 19.6 18.2 16.7 15.3 13.9 12.5 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.95 9.78
North West 38.2 36.7 35.2 33.7 32.2 30.6 29.1 27.6 26.1 24.6 23.1 21.6 20.1 18.5 17.0 15.5 14.0 13.1 12.2 11.3 10.5 9.56 8.67 7.78 6.89
Northern Cape 17.6 17.3 17.0 16.7 16.4 16.1 15.8 15.4 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.0 12.7 11.3 9.95 8.58 7.22 5.85 4.48 3.12 1.75
Northern Province 66.1 62.9 59.6 56.4 53.1 49.9 46.7 43.4 40.2 36.9 33.7 30.4 27.2 24.0 20.7 17.5 14.2 12.1 10.0 7.90 5.80 3.69 2.46 1.24 0.01
Western Cape 4.04 4.09 4.14 4.19 4.24 4.29 4.34 4.39 4.44 4.49 4.53 4.58 4.63 4.68 4.73 4.78 4.83 4.03 3.23 2.44 1.64 0.84 0.56 0.29 0.01
Lighter numbers are estimates