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According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. [3] The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032. [4] In 2011, Statistics South Africa counted 2.1 million foreigners in total. [5]
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 all official languages are equal in legal status.
The South African National Census of 2022 is the 4th ... Percentage distribution of South Africans by language spoken ... Population change in South Africa by ...
The South African National Census of 2011 is the 3rd comprehensive census performed by ... Population change in South Africa by language [31] [32] Rank First language ...
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 National Census of 1996 was the first census conducted in post-apartheid South Africa. It was calculated on Census Day and reported a population of 2,558,956 white Afrikaans speakers. The census noted that Afrikaners represented the eighth largest ethnic group in the country, or 6.3% of the total population.
The South African National Census of 2011 found a total of 4,892,623 speakers of English as a first language, [19]: 23 making up 9.6% of the national population. [ 19 ] : 25 The provinces with significant English-speaking populations were the Western Cape (20.2% of the provincial population), Gauteng (13.3%) and KwaZulu-Natal (13.2%).
This population is dispersed across South Africa 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 females there are 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.2 males. [14]