The table below indicates the numbers of grant recipients per year as at 31 March of each year, from 1996/97, expressed as a percentage of the populations estimates. Unfortunately, the data from 1994 is not available, as this had not yet been consolidated into a single database, but was managed provincially.
FINANCIAL YEAR |
Daily Stats as at 31 March |
Population Estimates |
% Share |
1996/97 |
3 018 909 |
41 226 700 |
7% |
1997/98 |
2 832 156 |
42 130 500 |
7% |
1998/99 |
2 923 718 |
43 054 306 |
7% |
1999/00 |
3 034 381 |
43 685 699 |
7% |
2000/01 |
3 864 463 |
44 560 644 |
9% |
2001/02 |
4 033 384 |
45 454 211 |
9% |
2002/03 |
4 969 666 |
46 429 823 |
11% |
2003/04 |
6 494 115 |
46 586 607 |
14% |
2004/05 |
9 421 654 |
46 888 200 |
20% |
2005/06 |
10 974 076 |
47 390 900 |
23% |
2006/07 |
12 015 059 |
47 850 700 |
25% |
2007/08 |
12 423 739 |
48 687 000 |
26% |
2008/09 |
13 072 173 |
49 320 500 |
27% |
2009/10 |
14 057 365 |
49 991 300 |
28% |
2010/11 |
14 935 832 |
50 586 757 |
30% |
2011/12 |
15 407 194 |
50 586 757 |
30% |
2012/13 |
16 106 110 |
52 982 000 |
30% |
2013/14 |
15 932 473 |
54 002 000 |
30% |
2014/15 |
16 642 643 |
54 956 900 |
30% |
2015/16 |
16 991 634 |
55 908 900 |
30% |
2016/17 |
17 200 525 |
56 521 900 |
30% |
2017/18 |
17 509 995 |
57 725 600 |
30% |
2018/19 |
17 811 745 |
58 775 022 |
30% |
2019/20 |
18 290 592 |
59 622 350 |
31% |