SLAS Officer Demographics
Age and gender distribution across the 2,616 SLAS officers, broken down by grade and role family. Gender is inferred from name prefixes (Mr. / Ms. / Mrs.).
2,616
Total Officers
43.4
Average Age
28–59
Age Range
60%
Female Officers
By Grade: Special Grade: 376 | Grade I: 941 | Grade II: 656 | Grade III: 639 — as at 01.01.2026
Age Distribution
25-29
19 (0.7%)
30-34
364 (13.9%)
35-39
530 (20.3%)
40-44
578 (22.1%)
45-49
380 (14.5%)
50-54
510 (19.5%)
55-59
231 (8.8%)
Gender Distribution
Male: 1048 (40.1%)
Female: 1566 (59.9%)
Unknown: 2
Gender by Grade
| Grade | Male | Female | Unknown | Total | % Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Grade | 227 | 149 | – | 376 | 39.6% |
| Grade I | 365 | 578 | – | 943 | 61.3% |
| Grade II | 233 | 423 | – | 656 | 64.5% |
| Grade III | 223 | 416 | 2 | 641 | 64.9% |
Average Age by Grade
Special Grade
53.9 years
Grade I
45.5 years
Grade II
40.2 years
Grade III
37.5 years
Age Distribution by Role Family
| Role Family | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Administration | – | 79 | 175 | 166 | 115 | 108 | 42 | 42.8 |
| Secretariat | – | 62 | 103 | 117 | 89 | 190 | 117 | 46.5 |
| Directorate | 1 | 43 | 93 | 146 | 94 | 112 | 41 | 44.3 |
| Non-Active | 18 | 141 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 37 |
| Commission | – | 27 | 85 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 42.7 |
| Regulatory | – | 8 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 43.3 |
| Municipal | – | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | – | 42.6 |
| Provincial | – | 1 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 42.5 |