Ranked list of South African provinces

Rank	Province	Population	%	Density
1	KwaZulu-Natal	10,070,500	21.2%	109.3
2	Gauteng	9,839,100	20.7%	578.4
3	Eastern Cape	6,514,500	13.7%	38.4
4	Limpopo	5,482,300	11.5%	44.2
5	Western Cape	4,893,900	10.3%	37.8
6	North West	3,865,100	8.1%	33.2
7	Mpumalanga	3,327,900	7.0%	41.9
8	Free State	2,749,300	5.8%	21.2
9	Northern Cape	814,200	1.7%	2.3
	South Africa	47,556,800	100%	39.0

By area

Rank	Province	Area (km²)	%	Density
1	Northern Cape	361,830	29.7%	2.3
2	Eastern Cape	169,580	13.9%	38.4
3	Free State	129,480	10.6%	21.2
4	Western Cape	129,370	10.6%	37.8
5	Limpopo	123,910	10.2%	44.2
6	North West	116,320	9.5%	33.2
7	KwaZulu-Natal	92,100	7.6%	109.3
8	Mpumalanga	79,490	6.5%	41.9
9	Gauteng	17,010	1.4%	578.4
	South Africa	1,219,090	100%	39.0

Rank	Province	Population	Area (km²)	Density
1	Gauteng	9,839,100	17,010	578.4
2	KwaZulu-Natal	10,070,500	92,100	109.3
3	Limpopo	5,482,300	123,910	44.2
4	Mpumalanga	3,327,900	79,490	41.9
5	Eastern Cape	6,514,500	169,580	38.4
6	Western Cape	4,893,900	129,370	37.8
7	North West	3,865,100	116,320	33.2
8	Free State	2,749,300	129,480	21.2
9	Northern Cape	814,200	361,830	2.3
	South Africa	47,556,800	1,219,090	39.0