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According to the 2019 revision of the United Nations Secretariat's World Population Prospects, South Africa's total population was 55,386,000 in 2015, compared to only 13,628,000 in 1950. In 2015, 29.3% of the people were children under the age of 15, 65.7% were between 15 and 64 years of age, and 5.0% were 65 or older. [ 23 ]
As of the census of 2001, there are 4 293 638 Whites and 1 409 690 households in South Africa. Their population density is 4/km 2 and the density of their households is 1,16/km 2. They made up 9,6% of the total population. The percentage of all White households that are made up of individuals is 19,1%. The average household size is 3,05 members.
Two South African Census workers collecting data for the national census. The South African National Census of 2022 is the 4th comprehensive census performed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). [1] The census results were released on 10 October 2023 and recorded a total of 62 million people in the country. [2] [3]
South Africa's population rose to 62 million people last year from 51.8 million in 2011, according to census data from the statistics agency released on Tuesday. The census found roughly eight in ...
The South African National Census of 2011 is the 3rd comprehensive census performed by Statistics South Africa. The 2011 census was the first census to include geo-referencing for every individual dwelling in South Africa.
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]
8.15% of South Africa's population: Regions with significant populations; Mainly in the Western Cape, Northern Cape and to a lesser extent in the Eastern Cape: Languages; Majority: Afrikaans Minority: English: Religion; Christian (80%, largely Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Roman Catholic), Muslim (5%, largely Sunni) [2] Related ethnic groups
Gauteng was the province with the largest population in 2022, comprising 24.3% of the total population in South Africa, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (comprising 20%), and then the Western Cape (comprising 12%); the same order of population size as was the case in Census 2011.