• More than three-quarters (77%) of the population of South Africa are African.
2.6 Population group by province (percentages)
Eastern |
Free |
Gauteng |
Kwazulu- |
Mpuma- |
Northern |
Northern |
North |
Western |
South |
|
African/ Black |
86.4 |
84.4 |
70.0 |
81.7 |
89.2 |
33.2 |
96.7 |
91.2 |
20.9 |
76.7 |
Coloured |
7.4 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
51.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
54.2 |
8.9 |
Indian/ Asian |
0.3 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
White |
5.2 |
12.0 |
23.2 |
6.6 |
9.0 |
13.3 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
20.8 |
10.9 |
Unspecified/Other |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Percentage of the population in South Africa by
population group – October 1996
• More than three-quarters (77%) of the population of South Africa are African.