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English is the second most spoken language among white Africans, spoken by 39% of South Africa's, 7% of Namibia's, and 90% of Zimbabwe's white population. In South Africa they remain the dominant white ethnic group in KwaZulu-Natal, while in Gauteng and the Western Cape they also contribute to a large percentage of the English-speaking population.
The Statistics South Africa Census 2011 showed that there were about 4,586,838 white people in South Africa, amounting to 8.9% of the country's population. [46] This was a 6.8% increase since the 2001 census. According to the Census 2011, Afrikaans was the first language of 61% of White South Africans, while English was the first language of 36 ...
At the time of Zimbabwean independence in 1980, it was estimated that around 38% of Rhodesians were UK-born, with slightly fewer born in Rhodesia, and around 20% from elsewhere in Africa. [42] The white population of that era contained a large transient element, and many white people might better be considered foreign migrants than settlers.
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During 2000–2005, an estimated 440,000 people per year emigrated from Africa, most of them to Europe. [9] According to Hein de Haas, the director of the International Migration Institute at the University of Oxford , public discourse on African migration to Europe portrays the phenomenon as an "exodus", largely composed of illegal migrants ...
According to UN estimates, the population of Africa may reach 2.49 billion by 2050 (about 26% of the world's total) and 4.28 billion by 2100 (about 39% of the world's total). [15] The number of babies born in Africa compared to the rest of the world is expected to reach approximately 37% in the year 2050. [16]
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The white population decreased further in the 1990s and 2000s due to a low birth rate and emigration. [citation needed] As a factor in their decision to emigrate, many cite the high crime rate, affirmative action policies and racial discrimination. [25] [26] From 1994 to 2010, approximately 400,000 White people permanently emigrated. [10]