Question NW1304 to the Minister of Home Affairs
24 June 2021 - NW1304
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What (a) total number of children were (i) registered and (ii) received birth certificates in the Republic in each year in the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021, (b) is the breakdown for each province in each year in the specified period?
Reply:
(a)(i)(ii) The department maintains and reports its performance per financial year. The total number of children that were registered within 30 days of birth and issued with birth certificates for the period of 2011/2012 to 2020/2021 financial years is 7 133 885. However, the total number of all births i.e. inclusive of late registration of birth (births registered for persons 31 days and above) is 10 862 086.
b) Provincial breakdown of children that were registered within 30 days of birth and issued with birth certificates for the period of 2011/2012 to 2020/2021 financial years
|
PROVINCE |
2011/2012 |
2012/2013 |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
Grand total |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
70123 |
68633 |
81634 |
88334 |
83959 |
86206 |
89695 |
95925 |
97704 |
78340 |
840553 |
|
FREE STATE |
37712 |
38290 |
43749 |
42990 |
41902 |
42342 |
43706 |
45856 |
45432 |
40666 |
422645 |
|
GAUTENG |
142502 |
146856 |
160228 |
164002 |
163236 |
173736 |
177687 |
188921 |
191363 |
170075 |
1678606 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
98170 |
101423 |
106049 |
119233 |
119961 |
128358 |
132174 |
141553 |
156588 |
136490 |
1239999 |
|
LIMPOPO |
58134 |
67399 |
79658 |
88351 |
92514 |
100987 |
106295 |
113217 |
120636 |
118007 |
945198 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
29703 |
38973 |
44839 |
53659 |
55712 |
60338 |
63700 |
66842 |
69534 |
69866 |
553166 |
|
NORTH WEST |
32515 |
35598 |
38129 |
45404 |
21136 |
50104 |
52613 |
53841 |
54443 |
48139 |
431922 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
15582 |
17484 |
20010 |
21578 |
45179 |
21146 |
21348 |
22494 |
21906 |
19736 |
226463 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
66964 |
73190 |
76383 |
80976 |
79887 |
81973 |
84817 |
88049 |
87647 |
69768 |
789654 |
|
HEAD OFFICE |
5357 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
279 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5679 |
|
TOTAL |
556762 |
587872 |
650682 |
704527 |
703765 |
745204 |
772035 |
816698 |
845253 |
751087 |
7133885 |
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