| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 450,000 (2022)[1]~0.8% of the total population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Johannesburg, Cape Town, Edenvale, Rosettenville, Pretoria and other large urban areas | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, South African English, Afrikaans | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic, small Protestant, Muslim and Jewish minorities | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Portuguese · Portuguese Africans · White South Africans · Italian South Africans · Greek South Africans · Mediterraneans |
Portuguese South Africans (Portuguese: luso-sul-africanos) are South Africans of Portuguese ancestry. The exact figure of how many people in South Africa are Portuguese or of Portuguese descent are not accurately known as many people who arrived during the pre-1994 era quickly assimilated into English and Afrikaner speaking South African communities. There was likely also an undercount of immigrants, especially from Madeira.