Pietermaritzburg's 2024 population is now estimated at 553,162. In 1950, the population of Pietermaritzburg was 89,712. Pietermaritzburg 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.
Year | Population |
---|---|
2035 | 644,009 |
2034 | 635,884 |
2033 | 627,663 |
2032 | 619,354 |
2031 | 610,972 |
2030 | 602,527 |
2029 | 594,054 |
2028 | 585,593 |
2027 | 577,194 |
2026 | 568,925 |
2025 | 560,879 |
2024 | 553,162 |
2023 | 545,872 |
2022 | 539,069 |
2021 | 532,766 |
2020 | 526,912 |
2019 | 521,419 |
2018 | 516,177 |
2017 | 508,736 |
2016 | 501,402 |
2015 | 494,174 |
2014 | 487,051 |
2013 | 480,030 |
2012 | 473,110 |
2011 | 466,290 |
2010 | 459,577 |
2009 | 452,961 |
2008 | 446,449 |
2007 | 440,013 |
2006 | 433,678 |
2005 | 427,435 |
2004 | 421,290 |
2003 | 415,216 |
2002 | 409,239 |
2001 | 404,453 |
2000 | 402,598 |
1999 | 400,746 |
1998 | 398,905 |
1997 | 397,073 |
1996 | 387,770 |
1995 | 360,128 |
1994 | 334,490 |
1993 | 310,678 |
1992 | 288,589 |
1991 | 268,017 |
1990 | 256,492 |
1989 | 248,904 |
1988 | 241,552 |
1987 | 234,397 |
1986 | 227,463 |
1985 | 220,734 |
1984 | 215,570 |
1983 | 211,151 |
1982 | 206,828 |
1981 | 202,594 |
1980 | 198,452 |
1979 | 194,384 |
1978 | 190,404 |
1977 | 186,507 |
1976 | 182,694 |
1975 | 178,948 |
1974 | 175,285 |
1973 | 171,697 |
1972 | 168,187 |
1971 | 164,739 |
1970 | 161,366 |
1969 | 157,731 |
1968 | 154,125 |
1967 | 150,591 |
1966 | 147,143 |
1965 | 143,773 |
1964 | 140,486 |
1963 | 137,265 |
1962 | 134,122 |
1961 | 131,050 |
1960 | 127,768 |
1959 | 123,324 |
1958 | 119,040 |
1957 | 114,905 |
1956 | 110,918 |
1955 | 107,060 |
1954 | 103,341 |
1953 | 99,751 |
1952 | 96,290 |
1951 | 92,941 |
1950 | 89,712 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 89,712 | 0% | 0 |
1951 | 92,941 | 3.6% | 3,229 |
1952 | 96,290 | 3.6% | 3,349 |
1953 | 99,751 | 3.59% | 3,461 |
1954 | 103,341 | 3.6% | 3,590 |
1955 | 107,060 | 3.6% | 3,719 |
1956 | 110,918 | 3.6% | 3,858 |
1957 | 114,905 | 3.59% | 3,987 |
1958 | 119,040 | 3.6% | 4,135 |
1959 | 123,324 | 3.6% | 4,284 |
1960 | 127,768 | 3.6% | 4,444 |
1961 | 131,050 | 2.57% | 3,282 |
1962 | 134,122 | 2.34% | 3,072 |
1963 | 137,265 | 2.34% | 3,143 |
1964 | 140,486 | 2.35% | 3,221 |
1965 | 143,773 | 2.34% | 3,287 |
1966 | 147,143 | 2.34% | 3,370 |
1967 | 150,591 | 2.34% | 3,448 |
1968 | 154,125 | 2.35% | 3,534 |
1969 | 157,731 | 2.34% | 3,606 |
1970 | 161,366 | 2.3% | 3,635 |
1971 | 164,739 | 2.09% | 3,373 |
1972 | 168,187 | 2.09% | 3,448 |
1973 | 171,697 | 2.09% | 3,510 |
1974 | 175,285 | 2.09% | 3,588 |
1975 | 178,948 | 2.09% | 3,663 |
1976 | 182,694 | 2.09% | 3,746 |
1977 | 186,507 | 2.09% | 3,813 |
1978 | 190,404 | 2.09% | 3,897 |
1979 | 194,384 | 2.09% | 3,980 |
1980 | 198,452 | 2.09% | 4,068 |
1981 | 202,594 | 2.09% | 4,142 |
1982 | 206,828 | 2.09% | 4,234 |
1983 | 211,151 | 2.09% | 4,323 |
1984 | 215,570 | 2.09% | 4,419 |
1985 | 220,734 | 2.4% | 5,164 |
1986 | 227,463 | 3.05% | 6,729 |
1987 | 234,397 | 3.05% | 6,934 |
1988 | 241,552 | 3.05% | 7,155 |
1989 | 248,904 | 3.04% | 7,352 |
1990 | 256,492 | 3.05% | 7,588 |
1991 | 268,017 | 4.49% | 11,525 |
1992 | 288,589 | 7.68% | 20,572 |
1993 | 310,678 | 7.65% | 22,089 |
1994 | 334,490 | 7.66% | 23,812 |
1995 | 360,128 | 7.66% | 25,638 |
1996 | 387,770 | 7.68% | 27,642 |
1997 | 397,073 | 2.4% | 9,303 |
1998 | 398,905 | 0.46% | 1,832 |
1999 | 400,746 | 0.46% | 1,841 |
2000 | 402,598 | 0.46% | 1,852 |
2001 | 404,453 | 0.46% | 1,855 |
2002 | 409,239 | 1.18% | 4,786 |
2003 | 415,216 | 1.46% | 5,977 |
2004 | 421,290 | 1.46% | 6,074 |
2005 | 427,435 | 1.46% | 6,145 |
2006 | 433,678 | 1.46% | 6,243 |
2007 | 440,013 | 1.46% | 6,335 |
2008 | 446,449 | 1.46% | 6,436 |
2009 | 452,961 | 1.46% | 6,512 |
2010 | 459,577 | 1.46% | 6,616 |
2011 | 466,290 | 1.46% | 6,713 |
2012 | 473,110 | 1.46% | 6,820 |
2013 | 480,030 | 1.46% | 6,920 |
2014 | 487,051 | 1.46% | 7,021 |
2015 | 494,174 | 1.46% | 7,123 |
2016 | 501,402 | 1.46% | 7,228 |
2017 | 508,736 | 1.46% | 7,334 |
2018 | 516,177 | 1.46% | 7,441 |
2019 | 521,419 | 1.02% | 5,242 |
2020 | 526,912 | 1.05% | 5,493 |
2021 | 532,766 | 1.11% | 5,854 |
2022 | 539,069 | 1.18% | 6,303 |
2023 | 545,872 | 1.26% | 6,803 |
2024 | 553,162 | 1.34% | 7,290 |
2025 | 560,879 | 1.4% | 7,717 |
2026 | 568,925 | 1.43% | 8,046 |
2027 | 577,194 | 1.45% | 8,269 |
2028 | 585,593 | 1.46% | 8,399 |
2029 | 594,054 | 1.44% | 8,461 |
2030 | 602,527 | 1.43% | 8,473 |
2031 | 610,972 | 1.4% | 8,445 |
2032 | 619,354 | 1.37% | 8,382 |
2033 | 627,663 | 1.34% | 8,309 |
2034 | 635,884 | 1.31% | 8,221 |
2035 | 644,009 | 1.28% | 8,125 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
---|---|---|
Johannesburg | 6,324,350 | 2.04% |
Cape Town | 4,977,830 | 1.79% |
Ekurhuleni | 4,190,830 | 1.76% |
Durban | 3,262,130 | 1.06% |
Pretoria | 2,889,900 | 2.55% |
Port Elizabeth | 1,312,630 | 1.29% |
West Rand | 947,734 | 1.43% |
Soshanguve | 905,868 | 1.53% |
Vereeniging | 802,900 | 1.13% |
Buffalo City | 745,855 | 1.38% |
Bloemfontein | 608,655 | 1.72% |
Rustenburg | 592,193 | 3.1% |
Pietermaritzburg | 553,162 | 1.34% |
Witbank | 511,973 | 2.56% |
Polokwane | 493,951 | 3.07% |