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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | South Africa | - | 6.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Christianity | South Africa | 31,140,200 | 76.70% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Southern Africa (PCSA) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): South Africa: 40.6 million... Main religions: South Africa: Christianity (76.7%). Independent Christianity, drawing on traditional African religion and culture, is growing rapidly. Jewish (0.5%). Hindu (2.1%). Muslim (1.3%)... " |
| Christianity | South Africa | 22,490,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Christianity | South Africa | 28,782,672 | 68.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 42,327,458. Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), traditional and animistic 28.5% |
| Christianity | South Africa | 32,725,000 | 77.00% | - | - | 1999 | Canesso, Claudia. South Africa (series: Major World Nations). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "Population: 42,500,000... Religions: Christian, 77%; African traditionalist or no professed religion, 20%; Hindu, Muslim, or Jewish, 3% " |
| Christianity - independent churches - black | South Africa | 7,520,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; includes 1,660,000-member Zion Christian Church, plus 5,860,000 members in "other " black independent churches |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | South Africa | 24,000 | 0.05% | 86 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | South Africa | 10,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; listed in table as "Mormon " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | South Africa | 25,746 | - | - | - | 1997 | "LDS in Africa: Growing Membership Sees American Church with Unique Vision, " Salt Lake Tribune, 4 April 1998. Reprinted in Sunstone (June 1998, pg. 71). | Map: Membership totals as of December 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | South Africa | 24,000 | 0.05% | 94 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1923 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "Africa " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Johannesburg South Africa 1923 " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1996 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 435-436. | Table: "Temples of the Church "; Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "LDSWorld "; web page: "Gems Temple Status Page " (viewed 17 July 1999); compiled by Dave Kenison. Updated regularly. | Original sources: Deseret News Church Almanac, & announcements thru Church News & other media.; Table: "LOCATIONS & DEDICATIONS OF TEMPLES " (incl. dedication dates) |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "Africa " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Johannesburg South Africa 1923 " |
| Church of the Living Word | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1975 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 283. | "mid-1970s there were... 14 congregations in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Guam, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippine Islands, and South Africa. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | South Africa | 26,729 | 0.07% | 389 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 2 Jan. 1998; total population: 39,189,000 |
| Church of the White Eagle Lodge | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1 Jan. 1999): directory | White Eagle centers in directory: Republic of South Africa, Maybelle van Warmelo, E2 Alma Court, 32 High Level Road, Green Point 8001 |
| Churches of Christ | South Africa | 23,110 | 0.06% | 331 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* official organization web site | table: "STATUS OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA--1995 " (Campbellite) |
| Congregationalist | South Africa | 361,000 | - | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD by P. J. Johnstone; STL Publications, P. O. Box 48, Bromley, Kent, England. Published in 1978.); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Congregationals 361,000 (mainly Coloured) |
| Council of African Instituted Churches | South Africa | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; web page: news release represents a modest edit of the wrap-up prepared by the World Council of Churches (1998). Viewed 7 Oct. 1999. | "Membership of the WCC rose to a record 339 churches as the Assembly welcomed eight more... six of the new churches are African: the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe, the Harrist Church in Ivory Coast, the Council of African Instituted Churches, which is in South Africa... " |
| Dutch Reformed | South Africa | 3,980,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; listed as "Dutch (Afrikaans) Reformed Churches " in table; includes at least 3 dif. denominations: Nederduitse Gereformeerde, Gereformeerde, and Nederduitsch Hervormde |
| Dutch Reformed | South Africa | 5,200,000 | 12.53% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 118. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop.; "Principal Religions: Methodist and other Protestant Christians, (10.2 million), Afrikaaner Dutch Reformed, split into three sects (5.2 million), Roman Catholic (1.2 million), Anglican, split into two sects (1.1 million), traditional tribal beliefs, Hindu, Islam. The above figures are of nominal allegiance rather than persons active in religion. " |
| Dutch Reformed Church (NGK) | South Africa | 3,374,000 | - | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD by P. J. Johnstone; STL Publications, P. O. Box 48, Bromley, Kent, England. Published in 1978.); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Largest:- Nederduits Geref. Kerk (NGK) 3,374,000 adherents (50% White, 30% Black, 19% Coloured) |
| Dutch Reformed Church (NGK) | South Africa | 3,510,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; a Dutch Reform Church; Listed in table as "Nederduitse Gereformeerde " |
| Evangelical | South Africa | - | 14.00% | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD by P. J. Johnstone; STL Publications, P. O. Box 48, Bromley, Kent, England. Published in 1978.); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 26,100,000. Protestants 43% - 80% of the Coloureds, 73% of the Whites, 32% of the Blacks. Community approx. 7,800,000. Denominations 70+. Conservative Evangelicals 14%. |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa | South Africa | 710,382 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Evangelical Lutheran Church in America web site; web page: "January 25, 1996 News Releases " (viewed 9 July 1999). Story: "More than 60 Million Lutherans Worldwide " [96-01-003-FI] | List: "Lutheran Churches with more than 1/2 million members " |
| Fingo | South Africa | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Full Gospel | South Africa | 220,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Gereformeerde | South Africa | 180,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; a Dutch Reform Church |
| Grace Community Church of South Africa | South Africa | 160 | - | 5 units |
- | 1990 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Africa: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | SOUTH AFRICA: Grace Community Church of South Africa... Members (1990): 160+/-; Congregations: 5 |
| Greek Orthodox | South Africa | 30,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Hinduism | South Africa | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD by P. J. Johnstone; STL Publications, P. O. Box 48, Bromley, Kent, England. Published in 1978.); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 26,100,000. Hindus 2% - Indians. |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 560,000 | 1.69% | - | - | 1986 | Stein, R. Conrad. South Africa (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (1986), pg. 24, 32, 37. | Pg. 24: "estimated 1986 population of South Africa stood at 33,185,000... Using the government-created categories, 71% of the people were black, 17% were white, colored made up 9%, and Asians 3% "; Pg. 34: "Some 800,000 people classified as Asians live in South Africa. Most of them reside in the state of Natal. "; Pg. 37: "Some of the country's Asians are Christians, but many practice the religion of their origins. The Asians are either Hindu (70%), Muslim (20%), or Buddhist or Christian (10%). " |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 890,000 | - | - | - | 1989 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: 3/1/89 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | SIZE OF GROUP: 890,000 including all Indian languages. |
| Hinduism | South Africa | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 1,200,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* "Publisher's Desk: Hinduism Today in Africa " in Hinduism Today International (Oct. 1993, Vol. 15, No. 10) | on the continent there are major Hindu populations in South Africa (1.2 million), Tanzania (60,000), Kenya (60,000), Nigeria (30,000) and Zambia (20,000) with significant communities in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Botswana. |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 700,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 24-25. | map |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 1,200,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* "Freedom! " in Hinduism Today International (July 1994) | Joining 20 million Blacks, most of the nation's 1.2 million Hindus reveled, rejoiced, danced and drummed, prayed and partied, celebrating emancipation from 300 years of white domination. |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 852,600 | 2.10% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Southern Africa (PCSA) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): South Africa: 40.6 million... Main religions: South Africa: Christianity (76.7%)... Jewish (0.5%). Hindu (2.1%). Muslim (1.3%)... " |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 430,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 420,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997), pg. 160-161. | List: "Top 10 Largest Hindu Populations in the World "; (Rank: 9) |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 700,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Breuilly, Elizabeth, et al. Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals. Facts on File Inc.: New York, NY (1997). Pg. 90. | "There are 700,000 Hindus in South Africa, 575,000 in North America and 500,000 in the United Kingdom. " |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 634,912 | 1.50% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 42,327,458. Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), traditional and animistic 28.5% |
| Hinduism | South Africa | 649,980 | - | - | - | 1998 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything 1999. New York: DK Publishing (1998), pg. 77. | Table: "Top 10 Largest Hindu Populations in the World "; Rank: #9 |
| Hinduism | South Africa | - | 1.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Hlubi | South Africa | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Islam | South Africa | - | 1.30% | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD by P. J. Johnstone; STL Publications, P. O. Box 48, Bromley, Kent, England. Published in 1978.); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 26,100,000. Muslims 1.3% - Indians and Malays. |
| Islam | South Africa | 362,000 | 1.30% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: 10/6/86 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Today, Muslims account for about 1.3 percent of South Africa's population. Heavenly Father, may the 362000 Muslims of South Africa understand Your grace |
| Islam | South Africa | 500,000 | 2.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Unreliable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Muslim Minorities countries had around 308 Million Muslim.. "; "...add (784.5M [independent Muslim countries]+ 308M) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 317,391,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986. |
| Islam | South Africa | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | South Africa | 527,800 | 1.30% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Southern Africa (PCSA) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): South Africa: 40.6 million... Main religions: South Africa: Christianity (76.7%)... Jewish (0.5%). Hindu (2.1%). Muslim (1.3%)... " |
| Islam | South Africa | 370,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Islam | South Africa | 846,549 | 2.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 42,327,458. Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), traditional and animistic 28.5% |
| Islam | South Africa | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Islam | South Africa | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Islam | South Africa | 597,000 | 1.20% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | South Africa | 31,744 | 0.10% | 918 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | South Africa | 64,258 | 0.17% | 1,292 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 168,903. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | South Africa | 66,732 | 0.18% | 1,308 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | South Africa | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | South Africa | 92,405 | - | 918 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | South Africa | 168,903 | 0.45% | 1,292 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | South Africa | 154,040 | 0.41% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Judaism | South Africa | 118,000 | - | - | - | 1948 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990), pg. 214. | "Since 1948, the Jewish population [in South Africa] has remained more or less static at 118,000. " |
| Judaism | South Africa | 120,000 | - | - | - | 1977 | Bermant, Chaim. The Jews. New York: NY Times Books (1977), pg. 242. | "...the one hundred and twenty thousand Jews of South Africa... " |
| Judaism | South Africa | - | 0.60% | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD by P. J. Johnstone; STL Publications, P. O. Box 48, Bromley, Kent, England. Published in 1978.); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 26,100,000. Jews 0.6%. |
| Judaism | South Africa | 118,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Unterman, Alan. "Judaism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 25. | Map: "Figure 1.4: Main centres of Jewish population, 1981 " |
| Judaism | South Africa | 100,000 | 0.30% | - | - | 1986 | Stein, R. Conrad. South Africa (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (1986), pg. 24, 32. | Pg. 24: "estimated 1986 population of South Africa stood at 33,185,000. "; Pg. 32: "There is also a Jewish community that numbers more than 100,000 people. " |
| Judaism | South Africa | 118,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990), pg. 214. | "Since 1948, the Jewish population [in South Africa] has remained more or less static at 118,000. " |
| Judaism | South Africa | 203,000 | 0.50% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Southern Africa (PCSA) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): South Africa: 40.6 million... Main religions: South Africa: Christianity (76.7%)... Jewish (0.5%). Hindu (2.1%). Muslim (1.3%)... " |
| Judaism | South Africa | 70,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Judaism | South Africa | 70,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997), pg. 160-161. | List: "Top 10 Largest Jewish Populations in the World "; (Rank: 10) |
| Judaism | South Africa | 130,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Meisel, Jacqueline Drobis. South Africa: A Tapestry of Peoples and Traditions (series: Exploring Cultures of the World). New York: Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish (1997), pg. 25. | "Today, there are about 130,000 Jewish people in South Africa. They contributed a great deal to South Africa's economic, educational, and cultural life. " |
| Judaism | South Africa | 106,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Kerretjie People | South Africa | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 236-237. | "Karretjie People: Location: The Karoo in South Africa; Population: Several thousand; Language: Afrikaans; Religion: None "; "Travelers who journey between the interior of South Africa and the coast cross the vast arid scrublands of the central plateau. This is the Karoo... and this is where the Karretjie People... can usually be seen criss-crossing the plains in their donkey carts. "; Pg. 237: "Very few of the Karretjie People are members of a church or a religious organization or have ever, for that matter, been exposed to religious activities. Some may have been baptized by a minister of the Dutch Reformed Mission church, either in a church or by virtue of a minister visiting the farm where their parents worked. Those couples who have had a church marriage are the exception, and those who live together are regarded as having a properly sanctioned union. " |
