• PEOPLE NAME: COLOUREDS OF SOUTH AFRICA

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PEID: 15492

ROP: 102964

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African

Language: Afrikaans - (afr)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestantism

Country: South Africa

Also found in: Ghana; Namibia; Sudan; Zambia

Population: 3,035,000

Global Population: 3,387,500


PEID: 15492

ROP: 102964

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Coloureds of South Africa, numbering 3,035,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,387,500 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Afrikaans. The primary religion practiced by the Coloureds is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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