Coloureds

Extended coloured family with roots in Cape Town, Kimberley, and Pretoria.
Total population
~ 6,285,300
Regions with significant populations
South Africa (Western Cape and Northern Cape), Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
South Africa	4,832,900 (2015; estimated)
Namibia	143,799
Zimbabwe	17,923
Zambia	3,000
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Religion
predominantly Christianity, other religions
Related ethnic groups
Afrikaners, Cape Dutch, Cape Coloureds, Cape Malays, San people, Khoikhoi, Xhosa, Saint Helenians, Rehoboth Basters, Tswana

Coloured people as a proportion of the total population in South Africa.

0–20%      20–40%      40–60%

60–80%      80–100%

Density of the Coloured population in South Africa.

<1 /km²      1–3 /km²      3–10 /km²      10–30 /km²      30–100 /km²

100–300 /km²      300–1000 /km²      1000–3000 /km²      >3000 /km²

A genetic clustering of South African Coloured and five source populations. Each vertical bar represents individual.

In South African, Namibian, Zambian, Botswanan, and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured (Kleurlinge in Afrikaans) is used to refer to people of mixed European and Khoisan or Bantu ancestry.

They form the majority of the Northern Cape and Western Cape populations. Most Coloured speak Afrikaans as their first language, although there are some native English speakers. The majority of Coloureds living in Cape Town are able to speak both languages.