| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 5,106,047 | 53.28% |
| Male | 4,478,082 | 46.72% |
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 8,163,564 | 85.18% |
| Indian or Asian | 798,164 | 8.33% |
| White | 482,115 | 5.03% |
| Coloured | 140,286 | 1.46% |
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| isiZulu | 7,664,691 | 79.97% |
| English | 1,283,667 | 13.39% |
| isiXhosa | 334,189 | 3.49% |
| Afrikaans | 139,223 | 1.45% |
| Sesotho | 65,099 | 0.68% |
| Other | 45,017 | 0.47% |
| isiNdebele | 18,680 | 0.19% |
| SiSwati | 12,907 | 0.13% |
| Sepedi | 10,906 | 0.11% |
| Setswana | 5,225 | 0.05% |
| Xitsonga | 3,300 | 0.03% |
| Tshivenda | 1,223 | 0.01% |
| Name | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Amajuba | 468,036 | 6,910.50 |
| eThekwini | 3,090,121 | 2,291.91 |
| iLembe | 560,389 | 3,268.72 |
| Sisonke | 456,504 | 11,126.91 |
| Ugu | 704,031 | 5,046.75 |
| UMgungundlovu | 927,845 | 8,933.53 |
| Umkhanyakude | 573,341 | 12,821.99 |
| Umzinyathi | 480,413 | 8,588.71 |
| Uthukela | 656,984 | 11,326.11 |
| Uthungulu | 885,964 | 8,213.41 |
| Zululand | 780,497 | 14,799.42 |