South Africans

Citizens of South Africa

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Ethnic group

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%)

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

People born in South Africa before October 6, 1995, are South African citizens.[10]

## History

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The first modern inhabitants of South Africa were the San and the Khoi people.[11]

## Ethnic groups

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Main article: Ethnic groups in South Africa

## Diaspora

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Main article: South African diaspora

## Classification

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Main article: South African nationality law

## See also

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* South Africa portal

* List of South Africans

## References

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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

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* South Africa's people

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Ethnic groups in South Africa

Bantu-speaking|

| Nguni|

* Bhaca
* Mpondomise
* Fengu
* Hlubi
* Ndebele
* Pondo
* Swazi
* Ndwandwe
* Thembu
* Xhosa
* Gcaleka
* Gqunukhwebe
* Gaika
* Xesibe
* Zulu
* Fingo
* Khumalo

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Sotho-Tswana|

* Basotho/S. Sotho
* Bakoena
* Bataung
* Batlokwa
* Pedi/N. Sotho
* Balobedu
* Mabelane
* Tswana
* Balete

Tsonga|

* Hlengwe
* Xika
* N'walungu
* Gwamba
* Tswha
* Rhonga
* Hlanganu
* Nhlave
* Bila
* Dzonga
* Copi
* Ndzawu
* Thonga

Venda|

* Ngona

Khoi and San|

* San
* ǃKung
* ǀXam
* Khoekhoe
* Nama
* Strandloper

Whites|

* British
* Afrikaners
* Boers
* Cape Dutch
* Huguenots
* Angolans
* Germans
* Greeks
* Irish
* Italians
* Jews
* Afrikaner-Jews
* Lebanese
* Mozambicans
* Norwegians
* Poles
* Portuguese
* Serbs
* Turks
* Zimbabweans

Coloureds|

* Cape Coloureds
* Cape Malays
* Griquas
* Oorlams

Indians|

* Tamils
* Telegu/Andhras
* Hindi
* Urdu
* Gujaratis
* Memons
* Surtis
* Koknis

Others|

* Lemba
* Zimbabweans
* Chinese
* Somalis
* Nigerians
* Japanese
* Koreans
* Pakistanis
* Roma

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South Africa articles

History|

* Timeline
* Years
* Early history
* Kingdom of Mapungubwe
* Kingdom of Mutapa
* Kaditshwene
* Dutch Cape Colony
* Mthethwa Paramountcy
* Ndwandwe
* Cape Colony
* Zulu Kingdom
* Orange Free State
* Transvaal Republic
* First Boer War
* Second Boer War
* Great Depression
* World War II
* Apartheid
* Border War
* Democratic South Africa

By topic|

* Economy
* Military

Geography|

* Biodiversity
* Climate
* Climate change
* Districts
* Earthquakes
* Estuaries
* Forests
* Islands
* Lakes
* Mountain ranges
* Municipalities
* National parks
* Populated places
* Provinces
* Rivers
* Wildlife

Politics|

* Constitution
* Courts
* Corruption
* Elections
* Foreign relations
* Government
* Human rights
* Law
* Law enforcement
* Military
* Parliament
* Political parties
* President
* timeline
* State security

Economy|

* Agriculture
* Banking
* Companies
* Communications
* Economic history
* Energy
* Foreign trade
* Income inequality
* Mining industry
* Rand (currency)
* State-owned enterprises
* Stock exchange
* Taxation
* Tourism
* Trade unions
* Transport
* Water and sanitation
* Wealth inequality

Society|

* Cannabis
* Crime
* Disability
* Education
* Feminism
* Health
* Healthcare
* Immigration
* Intersex
* Land invasion
* Languages
* LGBT
* Life expectancy
* Poverty
* Racism
* Religion
* Sexual violence
* Slum clearance
* Smoking
* Social issues
* Social movements
* Women
* Xenophobia

Culture|

* Architecture
* Art
* Cinema
* Cuisine (wine)
* HIV/AIDS
* Homelessness
* Literature
* Media
* Music
* National symbols
* Public holidays
* Sports
* World Heritage Sites
* heritage sites

Demographics|

* South African Bantu-speaking peoples
* Ndebele
* Pedi
* Sotho
* Swazi
* Tsonga
* Tswana
* Venda
* Xhosa
* Zulu
* Khoisan
* Khoekhoe
* San people
* Whites
* Afrikaners
* British
* Coloureds
* Cape Coloureds
* Cape Malays
* Griquas
* Indians
* Chinese

* Outline
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* Category
* Portal

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South African diaspora

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* France
* Israel
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Sweden
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States

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Authority control databases

International|

* FAST

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
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* BnF data
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* Israel

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