The total population of South Africa at September 2004 was 46.5 million (up from 44.8 million in 2001). 36.8 million are black, 4.4 million white, 4.12 million coloured and 1.2 million Indian/Asian (Labour Force Survey 2004, Census 2001)
This week’s theme: Basic South African Demographics
Related facts:
- Growth of populations by province The Northern Cape has the fastest growing population at 3.0% per...
- Population by province KwaZulu-Natal has the largest population at 9.6m. Around twice as many...
- Languages in South Africa There are over two million more people with Afrikaans as a...
- Illiteracy in South Africa There are 3.5 million illiterate people in South Africa aged 15...
- Monthly income In 2004, 2.2 million South Africans earned more than R4,500 per...
