South Africans Explained
| Group: | South Africans |
| Total: | ~915,000[1] |
| Region1: |  |
| Pop1: | >217,180 (2021) |
| Ref1: | [2] |
| Region2: |  |
| Pop2: | 189,207 (2021) |
| Ref2: | [3] |
| Region3: |  |
| Pop3: | 123,461 (2021) |
| Ref3: | [4] |
| Region4: |  |
| Pop4: | ~100,000 (2014) |
| Ref4: | [5] |
| Region5: |  |
| Pop5: | 71,382 (2018) |
| Ref5: | [6] |
| Region6: |  |
| Pop6: | 51,590 (2021) |
| Ref6: | [7] |
| Region7: |  |
| Pop7: | 41,300 (2023) |
| Ref7: | [8] |
| Region8: |  |
| Pop8: | 22,315 (2021) |
| Ref8: | [9] |
| Langs: | South African English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Languages of South Africa |
| Rels: | Christianity (68%), Islam (2%), Hinduism (1.5%) and indigenous beliefs (28.5%) |
South Africans are the citizens of South Africa, as well as the global diaspora of South Africa.
People born in South Africa before October 6, 1995, are South African citizens.[10]
History
The first modern inhabitants of South Africa were the San and the Khoi people.[11]
Ethnic groups
See main article: Ethnic groups in South Africa.
Diaspora
See main article: South African diaspora.
Classification
See main article: South African nationality law.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: International Migrant Stock [Total, origin] ]. United Nations.
- Web site: International migration, England and Wales: Census 2021 . Office for National Statistics.
- Web site: People in Australia who were born in South Africa . Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- Web site: B05006PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES . United States Census Bureau.
- Web site: UAE's population - by nationality . https://web.archive.org/web/20170321184658/http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality . 2017-03-21 . BQ Magazine.
- Web site: 2018 Census totals by topic – national highlights . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923102431/https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/2018-census-totals-by-topic-national-highlights . 2019-09-23.
- Web site: Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census . Statistics Canada.
- Web site: Population; sex, age, country of origin, country of birth, 1 January . Statistics Netherlands.
- Web site: IMMIGRANTS,(1) BY PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION, COUNTRY OF BIRTH AND LAST COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE . Central Bureau of Statistics.
- Web site: South African Citizenship.
- https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/people-and-culture-south-africa People and Culture of South Africa
