About 3% do not identify with any religion, and a similar percentage are followers of folk or traditional religions – including African traditional religions. By 1936, there were an estimated 2,003,857 white South Africans, and by 1946 the number had reached 2,372,690.

Sizeable minorities of non-religious people and adherents of other religions are also present. Sources. Religion.

Traditional African Religion What is traditional African religion?

The Religious Characteristics of States Dataset Project: Demographics reports the estimates of religious demographics, both country by country and region by region. Survey (GHS), conducted in 2013 by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), gave, for the first time since the census of 2001, a picture of the South African religious profile. The aim of this article is to use religious affiliation and adherence as indicators to plot the South African religious landscape.

Statistics South Africa; UN World Population Prospects (2019 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections. Most of the "traditional" groups of people living in South Africa arrived here from West and Central Africa about 1 500 years ago. Most of them were Bantu -speaking people and were the ancestors of many South Africans, especially the Nguni groups like the Zulu and Xhosa. The black African population is in the majority (47,4 million) and constitutes approximately 81% of the total South African population.

Other major religious groups are Hindus, Muslims and Jews. The target population of the survey consists of all private households in all nine provinces of South Africa and residents in workers’ hostels.

The RCS was created to fulfill the unmet need for a dataset on the religious dimensions of countries of the world, with the state-year as the unit of observation.

For 2019, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimates the mid-year population at 58,78 million. South Africa’s religious composition was (and continues to be) deeply shaped by these early interactions. According to StatsSA, the provinces of Northern Cape (97.9%) and Free State (95.5%) have the highest percentage of Christians in the country. Religion in South America has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law. Today, the majority of South Africans identify as Christian (84.2%). Christianity is the main religion , with Roman Catholics having the most adherents.

More than six-in-ten people in the region are Christians (63%), and three-in-ten are Muslims (30%).

Almost 80% of South African population adheres to the Christian faith. As of 2010, there were 822,720,000 people of all ages living in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly all South Africans will tell you that they belong to a church and practice a faith, although their thinking when it comes to religion and religious beliefs differ widely. 1. A minority of South African population does not belong to any of the major religions, but regard themselves as traditionalists or of no specific religious affiliation. SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. The wide variety of religions in South Africa is a reflection of the cultural diversity in South Africa's "Rainbow" society. The first nationwide census in South Africa was held in 1911 and indicated a white population of 1,276,242. Gender Statistics: Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za: Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za: Mortality & Causes of Death, Perinatal deaths in South Africa, Living conditions survey (LCS), Thematic Health Report, South Africa Demographic and Health Survey Below are the latest statistics on religious affiliations and observances from the General Household Survey, published by Statistics South Africa for 2015. Approximately 51,2% (approximately 30 million) of the population is female.