South Africa South Africa, Urban population

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 44,355,700 20 +853,569 +1.96%
2023 43,502,131 20 +875,845 +2.05%
2022 42,626,286 20 +898,615 +2.15%
2021 41,727,671 24 +936,485 +2.3%
2020 40,791,186 24 +953,110 +2.39%
2019 39,838,076 24 +945,419 +2.43%
2018 38,892,657 24 +939,903 +2.48%
2017 37,952,754 24 +538,791 +1.44%
2016 37,413,963 23 +641,228 +1.74%
2015 36,772,735 24 +1,018,583 +2.85%
2014 35,754,152 24 +872,911 +2.5%
2013 34,881,241 24 +851,935 +2.5%
2012 34,029,306 24 +776,935 +2.34%
2011 33,252,371 24 +684,949 +2.1%
2010 32,567,422 24 +657,652 +2.06%
2009 31,909,770 25 +651,148 +2.08%
2008 31,258,622 25 +630,216 +2.06%
2007 30,628,406 25 +590,941 +1.97%
2006 30,037,465 25 +573,079 +1.94%
2005 29,464,386 25 +562,877 +1.95%
2004 28,901,509 25 +554,996 +1.96%
2003 28,346,513 25 +544,232 +1.96%
2002 27,802,281 25 +514,159 +1.88%
2001 27,288,122 25 +458,486 +1.71%
2000 26,829,636 25 +468,587 +1.78%
1999 26,361,049 25 +508,033 +1.97%
1998 25,853,016 25 +531,211 +2.1%
1997 25,321,805 25 +519,036 +2.09%
1996 24,802,769 25 +533,858 +2.2%
1995 24,268,911 25 +504,916 +2.12%
1994 23,763,995 25 +590,924 +2.55%
1993 23,173,071 26 +661,883 +2.94%
1992 22,511,188 26 +602,530 +2.75%
1991 21,908,658 26 +705,523 +3.33%
1990 21,203,135 27 +792,437 +3.88%
1989 20,410,698 27 +796,342 +4.06%
1988 19,614,356 27 +787,399 +4.18%
1987 18,826,957 27 +771,071 +4.27%
1986 18,055,886 27 +754,904 +4.36%
1985 17,300,982 27 +663,690 +3.99%
1984 16,637,292 27 +620,570 +3.87%
1983 16,016,722 26 +602,347 +3.91%
1982 15,414,375 26 +574,176 +3.87%
1981 14,840,199 26 +545,692 +3.82%
1980 14,294,507 26 +450,176 +3.25%
1979 13,844,331 26 +386,425 +2.87%
1978 13,457,906 26 +378,707 +2.9%
1977 13,079,199 26 +364,775 +2.87%
1976 12,714,424 26 +354,770 +2.87%
1975 12,359,654 26 +352,637 +2.94%
1974 12,007,017 25 +348,443 +2.99%
1973 11,658,574 25 +342,798 +3.03%
1972 11,315,776 25 +333,602 +3.04%
1971 10,982,174 25 +330,336 +3.1%
1970 10,651,838 25 +340,773 +3.3%
1969 10,311,065 25 +337,492 +3.38%
1968 9,973,573 26 +329,267 +3.41%
1967 9,644,306 26 +318,687 +3.42%
1966 9,325,619 26 +306,269 +3.4%
1965 9,019,350 26 +294,205 +3.37%
1964 8,725,145 26 +282,909 +3.35%
1963 8,442,236 25 +271,904 +3.33%
1962 8,170,332 24 +258,555 +3.27%
1961 7,911,777 24 +247,533 +3.23%
1960 7,664,244 24

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