South Africans

South Africans are the citizens of South Africa, as well as the global diaspora of South Africa.

South Africans

Total population
~915,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
United Kingdom	>217,180 (2021)[2]
Australia	189,207 (2021)[3]
United States	123,461 (2021)[4]
United Arab Emirates	~100,000 (2014)[5]
New Zealand	71,382 (2018)[6]
Canada	51,590 (2021)[7]
Netherlands	41,300 (2023)[8]
Israel	22,315 (2021)[9]
Languages
South African English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Languages of South Africa
Religion
Christianity (68%), Islam (2%), Hinduism (1.5%) and indigenous beliefs (28.5%)

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

Main article: Ethnic groups in South Africa

Diaspora

Main article: South African diaspora

Classification

Main article: South African nationality law

See also

• South Africa portal

• List of South Africans

References

1. "International Migrant Stock [Total, origin]". United Nations.
2. "International migration, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics.
3. "People in Australia who were born in South Africa". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
4. "B05006PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES". United States Census Bureau.
5. "UAE's population - by nationality". BQ Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21.
6. "2018 Census totals by topic – national highlights". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23.
7. "Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada.
8. "Population; sex, age, country of origin, country of birth, 1 January". Statistics Netherlands.
9. "IMMIGRANTS,(1) BY PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION, COUNTRY OF BIRTH AND LAST COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics.
10. "South African Citizenship".
11. People and Culture of South Africa

External links

• South Africa's people