South Africa
Christian-majority (~85%) with very large Pentecostal and Zion Christian movements, growing "no religion" especially among urban young people, and significant Muslim and Hindu minorities.
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South Africa is mixed Christian as a country. The dominant religious context is: Christian-majority (~85%) with very large Pentecostal and Zion Christian movements, growing "no religion" especially among urban young people, and significant Muslim and Hindu minorities.
South Africa is religiously plural, and the deconstructions happening here range across denominations. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific tradition you came out of — Catholic, evangelical, Pentecostal, or Orthodox — rather than reading "Christianity" as a single category.
Leaving in South Africa carries real community cost in a way that the broader Western experience often does not capture. Family rupture is common. Local religious communities are often dense, and stepping out of one is closer to immigrating than to changing a hobby.
City coverage in South Africa
Cape Town
3.4M
Durban
3.1M
Johannesburg
2.0M
Soweto
1.7M
Pretoria
1.6M
Port Elizabeth
968K
Pietermaritzburg
751K
Benoni
605K
Tembisa
512K
East London
479K
Vereeniging
475K
Bloemfontein
463K
Boksburg
445K
Welkom
432K
Newcastle
405K
Krugersdorp
379K
Diepsloot
350K
Randburg
337K
Botshabelo
310K
Brakpan
306K
Witbank
262K
Richards Bay
253K
Vanderbijlpark
247K
Centurion
233K
Uitenhage
229K
Roodepoort
225K
Paarl
190K
Springs
186K
Carletonville
182K
Klerksdorp
179K
Midrand
173K
Westonaria
157K
Middelburg
155K
Vryheid
150K
Orkney
146K
Kimberley
142K
eMbalenhle
142K
Nigel
141K
Mpumalanga
140K
Bhisho
137K
Randfontein
134K
Worcester
128K
Rustenburg
124K
Polokwane
124K
Potchefstroom
124K
Virginia
123K
Brits
122K
Alberton
122K
Nelspruit
110K
Phalaborwa
109K
Queenstown
105K
Kroonstad
104K
Bethal
102K
Mokopane
101K
Mabopane
97K
Kutloanong
95K
Stellenbosch
94K
Stilfontein
93K
Delmas
92K
Grahamstown
92K