South African census figures suggest a growing number of first language Afrikaans speakers in all nine provinces, a total of 6.85 million in 2011 compared to 5.98 million a decade earlier.[1] 2001 Namibian census reported that 11.4% of Namibians had Afrikaans as their home language.
The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) projects that a growing majority will be Coloured Afrikaans speakers.[2] Afrikaans speakers enjoy higher employment rates than other South African language groups, despite half a million who are unemployed.[1]
2001 census
The number of Afrikaans speakers according to the census of 2001 in South Africa by district municipal boundaries were as follows:[3]
References
^ a bAntoinette Pienaar & Hanti Otto (30 October 2012). "Afrikaans groei, sê sensus (Afrikaans growing according to the census)". Beeld. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^Prince, Llewellyn (23 March 2013). "Afrikaans se môre is bruin (Afrikaans' tomorrow is colored)". Rapport. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^Statistics South Africa: 2001 Census Archived 14 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine