<P> According to the South African National Census of 2011 , the population of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality -- an area that includes suburbs and exurbs not always considered as part of Cape Town -- is 3,740,026 people . This represents an annual growth rate of 2.6 % compared to the results of the previous census in 2001 which found a population of 2,892,243 people . The sex ratio is 96 , meaning that there are slightly more women than men. 45.4 % of the population described themselves as `` Coloured '' , 42.7 % as `` White '' , 8.6 % as `` Black African '' , and 1.4 % as `` Indian or Asian '' . In 1944 , 47 % of the city 's population was White , 46 % was Coloured , less than 6 % was Black African and 1 % was Asian . Of those residents who were asked about their first language , 35.7 % spoke Afrikaans , 29.8 % spoke Xhosa and 28.4 % spoke English . 24.8 % of the population is under the age of 15 , while 5.5 % is 65 or older . </P>
<P> According to the South African National Census of 2011 , the population of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality -- an area that includes suburbs and exurbs not always considered as part of Cape Town -- is 3,740,026 people . This represents an annual growth rate of 2.6 % compared to the results of the previous census in 2001 which found a population of 2,892,243 people . The sex ratio is 96 , meaning that there are slightly more women than men. 45.4 % of the population described themselves as `` Coloured '' , 42.7 % as `` White '' , 8.6 % as `` Black African '' , and 1.4 % as `` Indian or Asian '' . In 1944 , 47 % of the city 's population was White , 46 % was Coloured , less than 6 % was Black African and 1 % was Asian . Of those residents who were asked about their first language , 35.7 % spoke Afrikaans , 29.8 % spoke Xhosa and 28.4 % spoke English . 24.8 % of the population is under the age of 15 , while 5.5 % is 65 or older . </P>
what is the main language spoken in cape town
what is the main language spoken in cape town
Afrikaans
Afrikaans