Statistics for the attorneys’ profession

About the attorneys’ profession

There are currently some 30 193 practising attorneys and 5 882 candidate attorneys in South Africa. Attorneys are officers of the court and are registered on the roll of attorneys at the Legal Practice Council.

An overview of the attorneys’ profession
(As at January 2023)

DEMOGRAPHICS NATIONAL ATTORNEYS

Age:

Age Group	Totals
< 21	1
21 – 24	1
25 – 34	6687
35 – 44	9058
45 – 54	7255
55 – 64	4340
65 – 74	2127
> 75	724
	30193

Gender:

Age Group	Totals	Male	Female
< 21	1	1	0
21 – 24	1	1	0
25 – 34	6687	2727	3960
35 – 44	9058	4398	4660
45 – 54	7255	4312	2943
55 – 64	4340	3171	1169
65 – 74	2127	1803	324
> 75	724	679	45
	30193	17092	13101

Race:

Age Group	Totals	Black	Coloured	Indian	White	Other
< 21	1	0	0	0	0	1
21 – 24	1	0	0	0	1	0
25 – 34	6687	3054	466	710	2406	51
35 – 44	9058	3538	526	830	3942	222
45 – 54	7255	2482	403	690	3555	125
55 – 64	4340	825	181	393	2881	60
65 – 74	2127	252	50	168	1637	20
> 75	724	40	8	43	626	7
	30193	10191	1634	2834	15048	486

Gender and race:

Age Group	Totals	Black Male	Black Female	Coloured Male	Coloured Female	Indian Male	Indian Female	White Male	White Female	Other Male	Other Female
< 21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21 – 24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
25 – 34	6687	1403	1651	153	313	206	504	947	1459	18	33
35 – 44	9058	2102	1436	196	330	298	532	1700	2242	102	120
45 – 54	7255	1863	619	227	176	270	420	1878	1677	74	51
55 – 64	4340	682	143	141	40	236	157	2069	812	43	17
65 – 74	2127	216	36	39	11	132	36	1397	240	19	1
> 75	724	36	4	7	1	37	6	593	33	6	1
	30193	6302	3889	763	871	1179	1655	8585	6463	263	223

Demographics National Candidate Attorneys