π SOUTH AFRICA: BLACK MAJORITY, WHITE DOMINANCE IN LAND OWNERSHIP & TOP MANAGEMENT πΏπ¦
SOUTH AFRICA'S POPULATION BY RACE
Black South Africans β 81.7%
Coloured (Mixed Race) β 8.5%
White South Africans β 7.2%
Indian/Asian South Africans β 2.6%
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY RACE
Black South Africans β 49.3%
Coloured South Africans β 31.0%
Indian/Asian South Africans β 25.2%
White South Africans β 12.0%
YOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION ATTENDANCE RATE (AGES 20β34)
Indian/Asian South Africans β 86.6%
White South Africans β 75.8%
Coloured South Africans β 43.6%
Black South Africans β 36.8%
TOP MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION
White South Africans β 61.1%
Indian/Asian South Africans β 11.9%
Black South Africans β 18.0%
Coloured South Africans β 6.2%
Foreign Nationals β 2.8%
PRIVATELY HELD LAND OWNERSHIP (FARMS & AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS)
White South Africans β 72%
Coloured South Africans β 15%
Indian/Asian South Africans β 5%
Black South Africans β 4%
Other β 4%
Despite accounting for more than four-fifths of South Africa's population, Black South Africans experience the highest youth unemployment rate, the lowest higher education attendance rate among the country's major racial groups, hold only 4% of privately owned agricultural land, and occupy less than one-fifth of top management positions.
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(South Africa Gateway, Reuters, Stats SA, CEE Annual Report 2025)