How many Pagans are there in South Africa ?
Paganism is not the fastest growing religion in South Africa. To date (2007) – up to and including the 2001 Census – there is no accurate census of the number of Pagans in South Africa. Official government Census’s have not listed Paganism as a census choice. It may be assumed that Pagans, who registered for the 2001 Census, were collectively lumped with ‘others’ under either one of these listed figures: Other beliefs 283815 – No religion 6767165 – Undetermined 610974 No official or definitive South African census on the number of self-defined Pagans exists. Given the international figures on the rise of Pagan converts in the U.K., the U.S.A. and Australia, one may correctly presume that there are more solitaries than Pagans who are members of known existing groups. These figures are conservative and may need review. (2007) A published estimated census figure for the number of self-defined Pagans in South Africa as 45000-50000 may more correctly reflect those who define themselves as N
