Area Database (v4.2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% households with a washing machine
Subnational regions
South Africa
All years

% households with a washing machine

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 19.2 19.9 20.7 21.5 22.2 23.0 23.8 24.6 25.3 26.1 26.9 27.6 28.4 29.2 29.9 30.7 31.5 32.3 33.1 33.8 34.6 35.4 36.2 37.0 37.8
Eastern Cape 8.14 8.92 9.69 10.5 11.2 12.0 12.8 13.6 14.3 15.1 15.9 16.7 17.4 18.2 19.0 19.8 20.6 21.3 22.0 22.7 23.5 24.2 24.9 25.7 26.4
Free State 11.9 12.9 13.9 14.9 15.9 16.9 17.9 18.9 19.9 20.9 21.9 22.9 23.9 24.9 25.9 26.9 27.9 29.9 31.9 33.9 35.8 37.8 39.8 41.8 43.8
Gauteng 38.4 38.6 38.8 39.0 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.6 40.8 41.0 41.2 41.4 41.6 41.5 41.3 41.2 41.1 41.0 40.9 40.7 40.6
KwaZulu Natal 11.6 12.1 12.6 13.1 13.6 14.1 14.6 15.1 15.6 16.1 16.5 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 19.0 19.5 19.9 20.3 20.8 21.2 21.6 22.0 22.4 22.8
Mpumalanga 9.43 10.5 11.6 12.7 13.8 14.9 16.0 17.0 18.1 19.2 20.3 21.4 22.5 23.6 24.7 25.7 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.1 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7
North West 8.87 9.97 11.1 12.2 13.3 14.4 15.5 16.6 17.7 18.8 19.9 21.0 22.1 23.2 24.3 25.4 26.5 27.1 27.7 28.2 28.8 29.4 29.9 30.5 31.1
Northern Cape 27.8 28.7 29.6 30.4 31.3 32.2 33.1 34.0 34.9 35.7 36.6 37.5 38.4 39.3 40.2 41.0 41.9 43.5 45.1 46.7 48.3 49.9 51.5 53.1 54.6
Northern Province 1.19 2.05 2.91 3.77 4.63 5.49 6.35 7.20 8.06 8.92 9.78 10.6 11.5 12.4 13.2 14.1 14.9 17.0 19.1 21.1 23.2 25.3 27.3 29.4 31.5
Western Cape 50.1 50.6 51.1 51.5 52.0 52.5 52.9 53.4 53.9 54.4 54.8 55.3 55.8 56.2 56.7 57.2 57.7 60.4 63.1 65.8 68.6 71.3 74.0 76.7 79.5
Lighter numbers are estimates