11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele?, Northern Sotho, Sotho?, Swazi?, Tsonga?, Tswana, Venda?, Xhosa?, Zulu?. Other widely spoken languages include San? dialects, Portuguese and German |
Age structure:
0-14 years:
32.46% (male 7,094,756; female 6,999,009)
15-64 years:
62.76% (male 13,111,457; female 14,139,372)
65 years and over:
4.78% (male 782,397; female 1,294,030) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.5% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 24.56 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 14.69 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 58.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
51.1 years
male:
50.41 years
female:
51.81 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
South African(s)
adjective:
South African
Ethnic groups: black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%
Religions: Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%
Languages: 11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele?, Northern Sotho, Sotho?, Swazi?, Tsonga?, Tswana, Venda?, Xhosa?, Zulu?. Other widely spoken languages include San? dialects, Portuguese and German
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
81.8%
male:
81.9%
female:
81.7% (1995 est.)