White South Africans
What percentage of South Africa is black?
80.2%
Demographics
| Ethnic groups in South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Black | 80.2% |
| Coloured | 8.8% |
| White | 8.4% |
| Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
What percent of Cape Town is white?
The people of Cape Town. More than half of the residents of the city and metropolitan area are Coloured (the former official term for people of mixed race), about one-fourth are white, about one-fifth are Black, and the remainder are of Asian—primarily Indian—origin.
How many foreigners are in South Africa?
The United Nations Population Division estimated that in 2015, there were about 3.2 million foreign-born people in the country (or 5.8% of the total population). In 2019, this estimate had climbed to 4.2 million or 7.2% of the nation’s total population.
Is South Africa the most white?
Africans comprise about 75% of the population and are divided into a number of different ethnic groups. Whites comprise about 14% of the population. They are primarily descendants of Dutch, French, English, and German settlers who began arriving at the Cape in the late 17th century.