Irreligion, according to theSouth African National Census of 2001, accounts for the beliefs of 15.1% of people inSouth Africa, the majority of those beingWhite.[1][2][3]
A 2012 poll indicated that the number of South Africans who consider themselves religious decreased from 83% of the population in 2005 to 64% of the population in 2012.[4] some of the majority of theSouth African youth are irreligious.
List of Non-Religious South Africans
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^"Table: Census 2001 by province, gender, religion recode (derived) and population group".Census 2001. Archived fromthe original on 30 November 2006. Retrieved17 November 2012.
- ^"Religion in South Africa and around the world".Businesstech.co.za. Retrieved27 February 2017.
- ^"Godless, rich, professional, environmentally conscious: a snapshot of South Africa's atheists - Daily Maverick".Dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved18 February 2017.
- ^"Fewer religious people in SA - survey".News24.com. 10 August 2012. Retrieved17 November 2012.
Further reading
edit- Ashton, Glenn (7 November 2008)."Atheism and the State of Belief in South Africa". sacsis.org.za. Retrieved17 November 2012.
- "WIN/GIA Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism - 2012"(PDF). Winmr.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved17 November 2012.
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