1996 South African census
| 1996 National Census | ||
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| General information | ||
| Country | Republic of South Africa | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 40,583,573 ( 30.9%) | |
| Most populous | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Least populous | Northern Cape | |
The National Census of 1996 was the 1st comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, after the end of Apartheid. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night at a cost of R 419,000,000.