A homeless man sleeps while Statistics South Africa fieldworker conducts a survey on another during the population and housing census at Marabastad in Pretoria on 3 February 2022.
Tshwane has the highest homeless population of all the major metro municipalities, accounting for 18.1% of the national homeless population, according to the latest census results Statistics South Africa released on Tuesday.
Johannesburg is second with 15.6%, followed by Cape Town with 11.9%.
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke handed the Census 2022 figures to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
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