Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Population 2024

Pietermaritzburg's 2024 population is now estimated at 553,162In 1950, the population of Pietermaritzburg was 89,712Pietermaritzburg has grown by 7,290 in the last year, which represents a 1.34% 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 Pietermaritzburg, which typically includes Pietermaritzburg's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Growth Rate
1.34%
Year
Population
2035644,009
2034635,884
2033627,663
2032619,354
2031610,972
2030602,527
2029594,054
2028585,593
2027577,194
2026568,925
2025560,879
2024553,162
2023545,872
2022539,069
2021532,766
2020526,912
2019521,419
2018516,177
2017508,736
2016501,402
2015494,174
2014487,051
2013480,030
2012473,110
2011466,290
2010459,577
2009452,961
2008446,449
2007440,013
2006433,678
2005427,435
2004421,290
2003415,216
2002409,239
2001404,453
2000402,598
1999400,746
1998398,905
1997397,073
1996387,770
1995360,128
1994334,490
1993310,678
1992288,589
1991268,017
1990256,492
1989248,904
1988241,552
1987234,397
1986227,463
1985220,734
1984215,570
1983211,151
1982206,828
1981202,594
1980198,452
1979194,384
1978190,404
1977186,507
1976182,694
1975178,948
1974175,285
1973171,697
1972168,187
1971164,739
1970161,366
1969157,731
1968154,125
1967150,591
1966147,143
1965143,773
1964140,486
1963137,265
1962134,122
1961131,050
1960127,768
1959123,324
1958119,040
1957114,905
1956110,918
1955107,060
1954103,341
195399,751
195296,290
195192,941
195089,712
Year
Population
Change
Growth
195089,7120%0
195192,9413.6%3,229
195296,2903.6%3,349
195399,7513.59%3,461
1954103,3413.6%3,590
1955107,0603.6%3,719
1956110,9183.6%3,858
1957114,9053.59%3,987
1958119,0403.6%4,135
1959123,3243.6%4,284
1960127,7683.6%4,444
1961131,0502.57%3,282
1962134,1222.34%3,072
1963137,2652.34%3,143
1964140,4862.35%3,221
1965143,7732.34%3,287
1966147,1432.34%3,370
1967150,5912.34%3,448
1968154,1252.35%3,534
1969157,7312.34%3,606
1970161,3662.3%3,635
1971164,7392.09%3,373
1972168,1872.09%3,448
1973171,6972.09%3,510
1974175,2852.09%3,588
1975178,9482.09%3,663
1976182,6942.09%3,746
1977186,5072.09%3,813
1978190,4042.09%3,897
1979194,3842.09%3,980
1980198,4522.09%4,068
1981202,5942.09%4,142
1982206,8282.09%4,234
1983211,1512.09%4,323
1984215,5702.09%4,419
1985220,7342.4%5,164
1986227,4633.05%6,729
1987234,3973.05%6,934
1988241,5523.05%7,155
1989248,9043.04%7,352
1990256,4923.05%7,588
1991268,0174.49%11,525
1992288,5897.68%20,572
1993310,6787.65%22,089
1994334,4907.66%23,812
1995360,1287.66%25,638
1996387,7707.68%27,642
1997397,0732.4%9,303
1998398,9050.46%1,832
1999400,7460.46%1,841
2000402,5980.46%1,852
2001404,4530.46%1,855
2002409,2391.18%4,786
2003415,2161.46%5,977
2004421,2901.46%6,074
2005427,4351.46%6,145
2006433,6781.46%6,243
2007440,0131.46%6,335
2008446,4491.46%6,436
2009452,9611.46%6,512
2010459,5771.46%6,616
2011466,2901.46%6,713
2012473,1101.46%6,820
2013480,0301.46%6,920
2014487,0511.46%7,021
2015494,1741.46%7,123
2016501,4021.46%7,228
2017508,7361.46%7,334
2018516,1771.46%7,441
2019521,4191.02%5,242
2020526,9121.05%5,493
2021532,7661.11%5,854
2022539,0691.18%6,303
2023545,8721.26%6,803
2024553,1621.34%7,290
2025560,8791.4%7,717
2026568,9251.43%8,046
2027577,1941.45%8,269
2028585,5931.46%8,399
2029594,0541.44%8,461
2030602,5271.43%8,473
2031610,9721.4%8,445
2032619,3541.37%8,382
2033627,6631.34%8,309
2034635,8841.31%8,221
2035644,0091.28%8,125

Pietermaritzburg Population Data (Urban Area)

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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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