Statistics South Africa asks people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups. [30] The 2011 census figures for these groups were Black at 80.2%, White at 8.4%, Coloured at 8.8%, Indian / South Asian at 2.5%, and Other/Unspecified at 0.5%. Statistics South Africa asks people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups. [30] The 2011 census figures for these groups were Black at 80.2%, White at 8.4%, Coloured at 8.8%, Indian / South Asian at 2.5%, and Other/Unspecified at 0.5%. Statistics South Africa asks people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups. [30] The 2011 census figures for these groups were Black at 80.2%, White at 8.4%, Coloured at 8.8%, Indian / South Asian at 2.5%, and Other/Unspecified at 0.5%. Mar 19, 2026 · South Africa is home to 63 million people. About 81.7% of them are black, 8.5% coloured, 2.6% Indian/Asian and 7.2% white. Find out more about birth, death, age, HIV, migration and other population trends. Oct 17, 2023 · The whitepopulationpercentage declined to 7,3% in 2022 from 8,9% in 2011, while that for Indians/Asians increased slightly from 2,5% in 2011 to 2,7% in 2022. The results further show females constituted 51,5% of the total population, while 48,5% were males. Sep 5, 2025 · According to the Mid-Year Population Estimates (MYPE) 2025, the nation’s population is estimated at 63.1 million, with 4.5 million people identifying as white, making up roughly 7% of the total population. Dec 16, 2024 · The population of SouthAfrica has risen from around 5 million in 1904 to over 60 million currently. The racial breakdown has shifted from 67% African, 22% white, 9% Coloured and 2% Asian to 81% African, 8.8% Coloured, 7.7% white and 2.5% Asian over that period. There has been a steady decline in the proportion of the whitepopulation, from 11% in 1996 to 7,3% in 2022.