Religious affiliation in South Africa

Created	April 20, 2025
Credit	Census 2022. Cultural Dynamics in South Africa, StatsSA
Category	Demographics
Description	The percentage of the population of South Africa affiliated to a religion, from Statistics South Africa's 1996, 2001 and 2022 national censuses. Available here: https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/03-01-84/03-01-84.pdf
Data rows	30
Headers	Islam % Total % Location Hinduism % Census year Christianity % Undetermined % Other beliefs % Jewish Faith/ Hebrew % Traditional African Religion % No religious affiliation/belief %

Data

Islam %	Total %	Location	Hinduism %	Census year	Christianity %	Undetermined %	Other beliefs %	Jewish Faith/ Hebrew %	Traditional African Religion %	No religious affiliation/belief %
6.9	100.0	Western Cape	0.1	1996	78.2	9.1	0.1	0.4	0.0	5.2
6.5	100.0	Western Cape	0.2	2001	81.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	9.0
5.2	100.0	Western Cape	0.2	2022	84.8	1.8	0.7	0.2	5.2	1.9
0.3	100.0	Eastern Cape	0.1	1996	82.7	7.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	8.9
0.3	100.0	Eastern Cape	0.1	2001	86.8	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.1	10.6
0.6	100.0	Eastern Cape	0.1	2022	85.4	1.3	0.2	0.0	11.0	1.3
0.4	100.0	Northern Cape	0.0	1996	87.2	10.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.0
0.5	100.0	Northern Cape	0.1	2001	95.1	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.4	2.5
0.7	100.0	Northern Cape	0.0	2022	94.3	3.9	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.3
0.1	100.0	Free State	0.0	1996	90.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8