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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
Areas of little or no population. At least thirty-five languages are spoken in South Africa, twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and English, which is the primary language used in parliamentary and state discourse, though ...
South African census figures suggest a growing number of first language Afrikaans speakers in all nine provinces, a total of 6.85 million in 2011 compared to 5.98 million a decade earlier. [1] 2001 Namibian census reported that 11.4% of Namibians had Afrikaans as their home language. The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR ...
English is one of the official languages under the constitution and is commonly used in education and administration. According to statistics from various sources, the English-speaking population ranges from 88.69 million to 108 million, accounting for 49% to 58% of the total population. Nigeria: 206,200,000 125,039,680
2011 South African census. 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. [1]
Afrikaans is an official language of the Republic of South Africa and a recognised national language of the Republic of Namibia. Post-apartheid South Africa has seen a loss of preferential treatment by the government for Afrikaans, in terms of education, social events, media (TV and radio), and general status throughout the country, given that ...
In South Africa, the Black population is spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 15, 21.6% from 15 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 11.8% from 45 to 64 and 4.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age of a Black South African is 21 years. For every 100 Black females there are 91.1 Black males.
Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of its population. It became one of South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994. According to Ethnologue, it is the second-most widely spoken of the Bantu languages, after Swahili.