Post by cjm on Dec 11, 2023 8:01:43 GMT
The question of the percentage of whites in SA is sometimes raised.
For the record, here are some facts:
The current percentage of whites in SA is some 7.7%
businesstech.co.za/news/government/674833/south-africas-white-population-is-facing-a-big-problem/
It has been declining for some time.
It used to be much higher. In 1911 it was some 20% of total population.
The Cape Colony (as opposed to the country as a whole) in earlier times likely had a much higher white population. A table in The Shaping of South African Society 1652 - 1840 (2nd Edition), p524, gives a figure of 70 775 whites and a total of 79 450 for slaves, Khoikhoi, bastards and Free Blacks for 1840.
For the record, here are some facts:
The current percentage of whites in SA is some 7.7%
businesstech.co.za/news/government/674833/south-africas-white-population-is-facing-a-big-problem/
It has been declining for some time.
It used to be much higher. In 1911 it was some 20% of total population.
The Cape Colony (as opposed to the country as a whole) in earlier times likely had a much higher white population. A table in The Shaping of South African Society 1652 - 1840 (2nd Edition), p524, gives a figure of 70 775 whites and a total of 79 450 for slaves, Khoikhoi, bastards and Free Blacks for 1840.