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Mid-year population estimates for South Africa by population group and sex, 2020 Population Group Male Female Total Number % Distribution of Males Number % Distribution of Females Number % Distribution of Total Black African 23,519,474 80.7 24,634,253 80.8 48,153,727 80.8 Coloured 2,555,204 8.8 2,692,536 8.8 5,247,740 8.8 Indian/Asian 787,662 2.7
The first census in South Africa in 1911 showed that Whites made up 22% of the population; who declined to 16% in 1980. [24] The white population decreased further in the 1990s and 2000s due to a low birth rate and emigration.
The distribution of white South Africans is fairly evenly spread. According to the 2022 South African census, they comprise 7.3% of the total population and number 4,504,252. They are found in large numbers in practically every province in South Africa but always as a minority. They are high in concentration in large cities.
Municipality Province African Coloured Indian or Asian White Other Camdeboo Local Municipality: Eastern Cape: 24.8: 64.8: 0.4: 9.6: 0.4 Blue Crane Route Local Municipality
Southern Africa’s middle-income countries will continue to miss out on the demographic opportunity of having above-average shares of people of working age in populations unless their governments ...
Furthermore, immigration from Europe has also supplemented the white population. The 2011 census found that 63,479 white people living in South Africa were born in Europe; of these, 28,653 had moved to South Africa since 2001. [34] At the end of apartheid in 1994, 85% of South Africa's arable land was owned by whites. [35]
They vary widely in population, from the mostly-urban Gauteng, which contains over 20% of the national population, to the mostly-desert Northern Cape, which contains less than 3%. The following table shows the provincial populations according to the 2011 National Census, [1] the 2016 Community Survey, [2] and the most recent 2022 Census. [3]
South Africa, with a population of 62 million, has more than 27 million registered voters so far for this year's national election. It will be South Africa's seventh under its new democracy.