Kaapse Kleurlinge | |
|---|---|
 An extended Coloured South African family with roots in Cape Town, Kimberley and Pretoria | |
| Total population | |
| 5,052,349[1] (In South Africa only, 2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho | |
| Languages | |
| Afrikaans, South African English | |
| Religion | |
| Christian (80%, largely Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Roman Catholic), Muslim (5%, largely Sunni)[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afrikaners, Khoisan, Basters, Oorlam, Griqua people, Cape Malays, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Indian South Africans, Malagasy people |
Cape Coloureds (Afrikaans: Kaapse Kleurlinge) are a South African ethnic classification consisting primarily of persons of mixed race African, Asian and European descent.
- ^ "Census 2022 Statistical Release" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "The Coloureds of Southern Africa". MixedFolks.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-23.