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09/20/2004:

"White population in decline"

Cape Town - South Africa's white population is set to make up a smaller and smaller proportion of the population and by 2021 will only just remain the second largest racial category after black South Africans.

This is according to research by Professor Carel van Aardt from the University of South Africa's bureau of market research .

He notes that the total population is set to grow from about 45.4 million - as in 2001 - to 50.9 million in 2021.

"The share of Africans (blacks) in the total population will increase from 77.7% in 2001 to 79.9% in 2021.

"Over the same period, whites will decrease from 11.5% to 9.4% over the same period.

The share of Asians/Indians (2.4%) - the fourth largest group - will remain fairly constant from 2001 to 2021."

Full Article : news24.com