Total population of South Africa 2022, by ethnic groups

Total population of South Africa in 2022, by ethnic groups

CharacteristicTotal population in thousands
Black African 49,071
Colored 5,340
White 4,639
Indian/Asian 1,555
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Total population in thousands49,07149,0715,3405,3404,6394,6391,5551,555Black AfricanColoredWhiteIndian/Asian
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Release date

July 2022

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2022

Special properties

the source asked people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups, including others/unspecified. This is a common way to describe ethnic groups in South Africa

Supplementary notes

The source mentioned that the data is based on mid-year population estimates produced for 2022 using the 2017 series mid-year population estimates.

The source asked people to describe themselves (in the census) in terms of five racial population groups, including others/unspecified. This is a common way to describe ethnic groups in South Africa.

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