Child Series Volume IV, Children living with grandparents in South Africa, 2023

Statistics South Africa has released the report: Child Series Volume IV, Children living with grandparents in South Africa, 2023. "Approximately 6,7 million grandparents stayed with 9,7 million children aged 0–17 in 2023. More than half (69,3%) were grandmothers. Furthermore, there were 3,4 million head of households’ grandparents who lived with nearly 8 million children aged 0–17. Most of these were grandmothers (64,5%), while grandfathers made up 35,4%."