South Africa South Africa, Population in largest city

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 6,198,016 35 +132,662 +2.19%
2022 6,065,354 35 +138,686 +2.34%
2021 5,926,668 36 +143,921 +2.49%
2020 5,782,747 36 +147,620 +2.62%
2019 5,635,127 36 +149,141 +2.72%
2018 5,485,986 36 +172,423 +3.24%
2017 5,313,563 36 +167,004 +3.24%
2016 5,146,559 36 +161,755 +3.24%
2015 4,984,804 36 +156,671 +3.24%
2014 4,828,133 36 +151,747 +3.24%
2013 4,676,386 35 +146,977 +3.24%
2012 4,529,409 36 +142,358 +3.24%
2011 4,387,051 36 +137,697 +3.24%
2010 4,249,354 36 +133,375 +3.24%
2009 4,115,979 36 +129,013 +3.24%
2008 3,986,966 37 +125,309 +3.24%
2007 3,861,657 38 +121,207 +3.24%
2006 3,740,450 38 +117,402 +3.24%
2005 3,623,048 38 +113,563 +3.24%
2004 3,509,485 38 +110,302 +3.24%
2003 3,399,183 38 +106,690 +3.24%
2002 3,292,493 38 +113,173 +3.56%
2001 3,179,320 39 +133,777 +4.39%
2000 3,045,543 40 +128,495 +4.4%
1999 2,917,048 41 +122,907 +4.4%
1998 2,794,141 42 +117,729 +4.4%
1997 2,676,412 43 +120,456 +4.71%
1996 2,555,956 45 +109,141 +4.46%
1995 2,446,815 45 +62,444 +2.62%
1994 2,384,371 46 +60,851 +2.62%
1993 2,323,520 46 +59,217 +2.62%
1992 2,264,303 46 +57,865 +2.62%
1991 2,206,438 45 +51,422 +2.39%
1990 2,155,016 44 +47,996 +2.28%
1989 2,107,020 44 +46,863 +2.27%
1988 2,060,157 43 +45,946 +2.28%
1987 2,014,211 44 +44,860 +2.28%
1986 1,969,351 44 +43,860 +2.28%
1985 1,925,491 45 +60,874 +3.26%
1984 1,864,617 45 +67,438 +3.75%
1983 1,797,179 45 +64,912 +3.75%
1982 1,732,267 45 +62,567 +3.75%
1981 1,669,700 45 +60,226 +3.74%
1980 1,609,474 48 +58,210 +3.75%
1979 1,551,264 50 +19,724 +1.29%
1978 1,531,540 50 +11,352 +0.747%
1977 1,520,188 49 +11,253 +0.746%
1976 1,508,935 48 +11,201 +0.748%
1975 1,497,734 47 +11,101 +0.747%
1974 1,486,633 46 +11,020 +0.747%
1973 1,475,613 46 +10,923 +0.746%
1972 1,464,690 45 +10,872 +0.748%
1971 1,453,818 43 +10,776 +0.747%
1970 1,443,042 41 +29,554 +2.09%
1969 1,413,488 41 +32,297 +2.34%
1968 1,381,191 40 +31,644 +2.34%
1967 1,349,547 41 +30,877 +2.34%
1966 1,318,670 42 +30,171 +2.34%
1965 1,288,499 42 +29,441 +2.34%
1964 1,259,058 42 +28,846 +2.34%
1963 1,230,212 42 +28,147 +2.34%
1962 1,202,065 42 +27,503 +2.34%
1961 1,174,562 41 +26,837 +2.34%
1960 1,147,725 41

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