Nearly a third of people and households in SA undercounted in census 2022
The Census 2022 registered a 31% undercount rate, meaning about a third of people and households in South Africa were not counted. In 2011, the undercount rate was 14.6%, which the Statistician-General at the time, Pali Lehohla, called concerningly high. The Statistics Council, which conducted oversight on the production of stats, endorsed the census 2022 data, saying it met the organisation's acceptable standards. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleka said there should be […]
