Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
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Afrikaner | 4,306,000 | 5,034,000 | 15 | ● | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 89.00 % | 23.25 % | -1 - |
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Americans, U.S. | 13,000 | 201,096,000 | 104 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 77.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-South African | 1,456,000 | 1,592,000 | 5 | ● | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 85.00 % | 19.93 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Egyptian general | 66,000 | 73,774,000 | 35 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese general | 6,100 | 5,439,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Bhojpuri Bihari | 63,000 | 91,000 | 2 | Bhojpuri | Hinduism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Birwa | 12,000 | 165,000 | 3 | Birwa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 34.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
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British | 293,000 | 55,399,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 390,000 | 16,066,000 | 64 | English | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Coloured | 5,762,000 | 5,762,000 | 1 | ● | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 82.00 % | 24.36 % | -1 - |
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Coloured Creole | 43,000 | 43,000 | 1 | ● | Oorlams | Christianity | 4 ● | 80.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Deaf | 486,000 | 51,182,000 | 216 | ● | South African Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.24 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Dutch | 33,000 | 14,377,000 | 29 | Dutch | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 46.00 % | 4.50 % | -1 - | |
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French | 13,000 | 52,107,000 | 113 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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German | 16,000 | 67,725,000 | 78 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 23,000 | 10,116,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Griqua | 100 | 100 | 1 | ● | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 100.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Gujarati | 35,000 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
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Hindi | 505,000 | 2,810,000 | 17 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.60 % | 10 | |
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Hutu, Rwandese | 6,400 | 14,012,000 | 15 | Kinyarwanda | Christianity | 5 ● | 86.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - | |
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Indian, English-speaking | 500,000 | 577,000 | 2 | English | Hinduism | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Italian | 22,000 | 37,876,000 | 60 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
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Jewish, English-speaking | 55,000 | 5,524,000 | 13 | ● | English | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
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Korana | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 4 ● | 70.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Korean | 1,500 | 82,148,000 | 51 | Korean | Christianity | 5 ● | 31.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
Totals: 66 | 64,606,000 | 2 ☀︎ 8 ● | 77.06 % | 21.02 % | 23 | ||||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 141,000 | ||||||||||
UN Country Population (2025) | 64,747,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Eastern Cape | 8,041,000 |
Free State | 3,258,000 |
Gauteng | 15,399,000 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 12,716,000 |
Limpopo | 6,664,000 |
Mpumalanga | 4,983,000 |
North West | 4,307,000 |
Northern Cape | 1,372,000 |
Western Cape | 7,217,000 |
Provinces: 9 | 63,957,000 |
UN Country Population | 64,747,000 |
Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Afrikaans | afr | 4 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Angloromani | rme | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Bhojpuri | bho | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Birwa | brl | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
English | eng | 7 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Khoekhoe | naq | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Khwedam | xuu | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kung-Ekoka | knw | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Makhuwa | vmw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Ndebele (South Africa) | nbl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Northwestern Kung | vaj | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Oorlams | oor | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ronga | rng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Setswana | tsn | 11 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Shona | sna | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sotho, Northern | nso | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sotho, Southern | sot | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
South African Sign Language | sfs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swati | ssw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Taa | nmn | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tsonga | tso | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Tswa | tsc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Venda | ven | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Xhosa | xho | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Zulu | zul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 45 | 66 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 37 | 40 | 20 |
People Groups | 66 |
Unreached People Groups | 8 (12.1%) |
Population | 64,606,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.8% |
Population in Unreached | 1,052,000 (1.6%) |
Primary Religion | Christianity |
Percent Christian Adherent | 77.1% |
Percent Evangelical | 21.0% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 23 |
Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
10/40 Window | No |
Country Code | SF |
Official Language(s) | English | Afrikaans |
Literacy Rate | 87% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 8,399,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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