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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 ]
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.
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
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.
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]
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 ...
Incoming Trump Admin, Congress Showdown Looms With South Africa Over Support For Russia, Us Foes. Pointing to those concerns, the executive order states the U.S. cannot support the South African ...
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]