Of the approximate 2.4 million people living in South Africa who were born outside of the country, Zimbabwean citizens accounted for over one million migrants.
South Africa concludes its first digitally-led census, as Statistics SA departs from the traditional ways of collecting information for the national population count.
Stats SA announced the new population figures at an event at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, where statistician-general Risenga Maluleke handed over the results to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on government departments, policy makers, researchers, civil society and international organisations to use the Census 2022 report to collectively strive to improve service delivery