Afrikaans-speaking population of South Africa

[[File:South Africa Afrikaans speakers proportion map.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|Geographical distribution of Afrikaans in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks Afrikaans at home.

{{legend|#EDF8E9|0–20%}} {{legend|#BAE4B3|20–40%}} {{legend|#74C476|40–60%}} {{legend|#31A354|60–80%}} {{legend|#006D2C|80–100%}} ]] [[File:South Africa Afrikaans speakers density map.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|Geographical distribution of Afrikaans in South Africa: density of Afrikaans home-language speakers.

{{legend|#ffffcc|&lt;1 /km²}} {{legend|#ffeda0|1–3 /km²}} {{legend|#fed976|3–10 /km²}} {{legend|#feb24c|10–30 /km²}} {{legend|#fd8d3c|30–100 /km²}} {{legend|#fc4e2a|100–300 /km²}} {{legend|#e31a1c|300–1,000 /km²}} {{legend|#bc0026|1,000–3,000 /km²}} {{legend|#800026|&gt;3,000 /km²}} ]] 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. 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. Afrikaans speakers enjoy higher employment rates than other South African language groups, despite half a million who are unemployed.

2001 census
The number of Afrikaans speakers according to the census of 2001 in South Africa by district municipal boundaries were as follows: