Irreligion in South Africa

Irreligion, according to the South African National Census of 2001, accounts for the beliefs of 15.1% of people in South Africa, the majority of those being White.

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.

List of Non-Religious South Africans

 * Zackie Achmat
 * J. M. Coetzee
 * Bettie du Toit
 * Pierre de Vos
 * Nadine Gordimer
 * Harry Gwala
 * Chris Hani
 * Govan Mbeki
 * Eusebius McKaiser
 * Jacques Rousseau (secular activist)
 * Joe Slovo