Bloemfontein, South Africa Population 2024

Bloemfontein's 2024 population is now estimated at 608,655In 1950, the population of Bloemfontein was 106,571Bloemfontein has grown by 10,272 in the last year, which represents a 1.72% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Bloemfontein, which typically includes Bloemfontein's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Growth Rate
1.72%
Year
Population
2035713,732
2034704,725
2033695,610
2032686,390
2031677,071
2030667,647
2029658,123
2028648,493
2027638,741
2026628,850
2025618,817
2024608,655
2023598,383
2022588,013
2021577,560
2020567,029
2019556,450
2018545,875
2017532,941
2016520,313
2015507,985
2014495,948
2013484,197
2012472,724
2011461,523
2010450,602
2009439,939
2008429,544
2007419,366
2006409,442
2005399,754
2004390,308
2003381,059
2002372,042
2001363,110
2000354,071
1999345,234
1998336,628
1997328,238
1996321,164
1995317,098
1994313,090
1993309,132
1992305,230
1991301,366
1990295,472
1989288,745
1988282,181
1987275,748
1986269,471
1985263,336
1984257,130
1983250,953
1982244,931
1981239,055
1980233,326
1979227,720
1978222,256
1977216,924
1976211,726
1975206,639
1974201,681
1973196,841
1972192,125
1971187,509
1970183,010
1969178,735
1968174,587
1967170,524
1966166,561
1965162,690
1964158,915
1963155,216
1962151,609
1961148,086
1960144,466
1959140,132
1958135,933
1957131,861
1956127,915
1955124,077
1954120,360
1953116,754
1952113,260
1951109,862
1950106,571
Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950106,5710%0
1951109,8623.09%3,291
1952113,2603.09%3,398
1953116,7543.08%3,494
1954120,3603.09%3,606
1955124,0773.09%3,717
1956127,9153.09%3,838
1957131,8613.08%3,946
1958135,9333.09%4,072
1959140,1323.09%4,199
1960144,4663.09%4,334
1961148,0862.51%3,620
1962151,6092.38%3,523
1963155,2162.38%3,607
1964158,9152.38%3,699
1965162,6902.38%3,775
1966166,5612.38%3,871
1967170,5242.38%3,963
1968174,5872.38%4,063
1969178,7352.38%4,148
1970183,0102.39%4,275
1971187,5092.46%4,499
1972192,1252.46%4,616
1973196,8412.45%4,716
1974201,6812.46%4,840
1975206,6392.46%4,958
1976211,7262.46%5,087
1977216,9242.46%5,198
1978222,2562.46%5,332
1979227,7202.46%5,464
1980233,3262.46%5,606
1981239,0552.46%5,729
1982244,9312.46%5,876
1983250,9532.46%6,022
1984257,1302.46%6,177
1985263,3362.41%6,206
1986269,4712.33%6,135
1987275,7482.33%6,277
1988282,1812.33%6,433
1989288,7452.33%6,564
1990295,4722.33%6,727
1991301,3661.99%5,894
1992305,2301.28%3,864
1993309,1321.28%3,902
1994313,0901.28%3,958
1995317,0981.28%4,008
1996321,1641.28%4,066
1997328,2382.2%7,074
1998336,6282.56%8,390
1999345,2342.56%8,606
2000354,0712.56%8,837
2001363,1102.55%9,039
2002372,0422.46%8,932
2003381,0592.42%9,017
2004390,3082.43%9,249
2005399,7542.42%9,446
2006409,4422.42%9,688
2007419,3662.42%9,924
2008429,5442.43%10,178
2009439,9392.42%10,395
2010450,6022.42%10,663
2011461,5232.42%10,921
2012472,7242.43%11,201
2013484,1972.43%11,473
2014495,9482.43%11,751
2015507,9852.43%12,037
2016520,3132.43%12,328
2017532,9412.43%12,628
2018545,8752.43%12,934
2019556,4501.94%10,575
2020567,0291.9%10,579
2021577,5601.86%10,531
2022588,0131.81%10,453
2023598,3831.76%10,370
2024608,6551.72%10,272
2025618,8171.67%10,162
2026628,8501.62%10,033
2027638,7411.57%9,891
2028648,4931.53%9,752
2029658,1231.48%9,630
2030667,6471.45%9,524
2031677,0711.41%9,424
2032686,3901.38%9,319
2033695,6101.34%9,220
2034704,7251.31%9,115
2035713,7321.28%9,007

Bloemfontein Population Data (Urban Area)

15 cities

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Johannesburg6,324,3502.04%
Cape Town4,977,8301.79%
Ekurhuleni4,190,8301.76%
Durban3,262,1301.06%
Pretoria2,889,9002.55%
Port Elizabeth1,312,6301.29%
West Rand947,7341.43%
Soshanguve905,8681.53%
Vereeniging802,9001.13%
Buffalo City745,8551.38%
Bloemfontein608,6551.72%
Rustenburg592,1933.1%
Pietermaritzburg553,1621.34%
Witbank511,9732.56%
Polokwane493,9513.07%

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