1960 South African census

1960 National Census

6 September 1960 (1960-09-06)

General information
CountryUnion of South Africa
Results
Total population15,994,000 ( 26.2%)
Most populous regionTransvaal
Least populous regionOrange Free State

The National Census of 1960 was the 5th comprehensive national census of the Union of South Africa. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night of 6 September 1960.