Bantu peoples of South Africa

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South Africans/Black South Africans

Proportion of Black South Africans in each municipality according to the census
Total population
50,486,856 (2022 census)[1] 81.45% of South Africa's population
Languages
Northern Sotho Southern Ndebele Southern Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu
Religion
Christianity Irreligious Traditional African religions Undetermined Further information: Religion in South Africa
Related ethnic groups
Other Indigenous Southern Africans Relating Coloureds Relating South African diaspora

Blacks are the majority ethno-racial group in South Africa, belonging to various Bantu ethnic groups. They are descendants of Southern Bantu-speaking peoples who settled in South Africa during the Bantu expansion.