South Africa South Africa, Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 22,548,654 18 +418,039 +1.89%
2022 22,130,615 18 +425,951 +1.96%
2021 21,704,664 18 +432,380 +2.03%
2020 21,272,284 18 +435,982 +2.09%
2019 20,836,302 18 +435,575 +2.14%
2018 20,400,727 17 +521,422 +2.62%
2017 19,879,305 17 +505,934 +2.61%
2016 19,373,371 17 +490,951 +2.6%
2015 18,882,420 17 +476,449 +2.59%
2014 18,405,971 18 +462,413 +2.58%
2013 17,943,558 18 +448,830 +2.57%
2012 17,494,728 18 +435,681 +2.55%
2011 17,059,047 18 +422,378 +2.54%
2010 16,636,669 18 +410,089 +2.53%
2009 16,226,580 18 +397,650 +2.51%
2008 15,828,930 19 +387,211 +2.51%
2007 15,441,719 19 +375,515 +2.49%
2006 15,066,204 19 +364,711 +2.48%
2005 14,701,493 19 +353,768 +2.47%
2004 14,347,725 19 +344,593 +2.46%
2003 14,003,132 19 +334,300 +2.45%
2002 13,668,832 20 +364,058 +2.74%
2001 13,304,774 20 +451,815 +3.52%
2000 12,852,959 21 +436,464 +3.52%
1999 12,416,495 21 +419,907 +3.5%
1998 11,996,588 21 +404,566 +3.49%
1997 11,592,022 21 +410,808 +3.67%
1996 11,181,214 22 +448,663 +4.18%
1995 10,732,551 22 +426,117 +4.13%
1994 10,306,434 23 +405,383 +4.09%
1993 9,901,051 23 +385,233 +4.05%
1992 9,515,818 23 +367,681 +4.02%
1991 9,148,137 23 +292,696 +3.31%
1990 8,855,441 22 +256,436 +2.98%
1989 8,599,005 22 +248,206 +2.97%
1988 8,350,799 23 +241,244 +2.97%
1987 8,109,555 23 +233,518 +2.96%
1986 7,876,037 23 +226,370 +2.96%
1985 7,649,667 23 +196,763 +2.64%
1984 7,452,904 23 +180,347 +2.48%
1983 7,272,557 23 +174,847 +2.46%
1982 7,097,710 23 +169,760 +2.45%
1981 6,927,950 24 +164,613 +2.43%
1980 6,763,337 24 +160,296 +2.43%
1979 6,603,041 24 +155,456 +2.41%
1978 6,447,585 23 +150,989 +2.4%
1977 6,296,596 23 +146,459 +2.38%
1976 6,150,137 23 +142,671 +2.37%
1975 6,007,466 23 +138,409 +2.36%
1974 5,869,057 23 +134,479 +2.35%
1973 5,734,578 23 +130,495 +2.33%
1972 5,604,083 23 +127,162 +2.32%
1971 5,476,921 23 +123,411 +2.31%
1970 5,353,510 23 +148,160 +2.85%
1969 5,205,350 23 +148,547 +2.94%
1968 5,056,803 22 +144,407 +2.94%
1967 4,912,396 22 +139,810 +2.93%
1966 4,772,586 21 +135,560 +2.92%
1965 4,637,026 21 +131,275 +2.91%
1964 4,505,751 20 +127,655 +2.92%
1963 4,378,096 20 +123,632 +2.91%
1962 4,254,464 20 +119,914 +2.9%
1961 4,134,550 20 +116,218 +2.89%
1960 4,018,332 20

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