<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Note: Census figures (1996--2011) cover figures after 1994 reflect the greater Cape Town metropolitan municipality reflecting post-1994 reforms . Sources: 1658 - 1904, 1950 - 1990, <P> 1996, 2001, and 2011 Census; </P> 2007, 2014 Census estimates . </Td> </Tr> <P> 1996, 2001, and 2011 Census; </P> <P> According to the South African National Census of 2011, the population of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality--an area that includes suburbs and exurbs not always considered as part of Cape Town--is 3,740,026 people . This represents an annual growth rate of 2.6% compared to the results of the previous census in 2001 which found a population of 2,892,243 people . The sex ratio is 96, meaning that there are slightly more women than men. 45.4% of the population described themselves as "Coloured", 42.7% as "White", 8.6% as "Black African", and 1.4% as "Indian or Asian". In 1944, 47% of the city's population was White, 46% was Coloured, less than 6% was Black African and 1% was Asian . Of those residents who were asked about their first language, 35.7% spoke Afrikaans, 29.8% spoke Xhosa and 28.4% spoke English . 24.8% of the population is under the age of 15, while 5.5% is 65 or older . </P> <P> Of those residents aged 20 or older, 1.8% have no schooling, 8.1% have some schooling but did not finish primary school, 4.6% finished primary school but have no secondary schooling, 38.9% have some secondary schooling but did not finish Grade 12, 29.9% finished Grade 12 but have no higher education, and 16.7% have higher education . Overall, 46.6% have at least a Grade 12 education . Of those aged between 5 and 25, 67.8% are attending an educational institution . Amongst those aged between 15 and 65 the unemployment rate is 23.7% . The average annual household income is R 161,762 . </P>

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