Polokwane, South Africa Population 2024

Polokwane's 2024 population is now estimated at 493,951In 1950, the population of Polokwane was 12,279Polokwane has grown by 14,700 in the last year, which represents a 3.07% 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 Polokwane, which typically includes Polokwane's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Growth Rate
3.07%
Year
Population
2035594,047
2034586,546
2033578,947
2032571,239
2031563,397
2030555,363
2029547,045
2028538,292
2027528,884
2026518,547
2025506,990
2024493,951
2023479,251
2022462,843
2021444,859
2020425,613
2019405,592
2018385,392
2017363,963
2016343,726
2015324,614
2014306,564
2013289,518
2012273,420
2011258,216
2010243,878
2009230,335
2008217,562
2007205,465
2006194,056
2005183,280
2004173,116
2003163,490
2002154,412
2001145,454
2000136,088
1999127,302
1998119,094
1997111,415
1996104,911
1995100,447
199496,178
199392,090
199288,182
199184,429
199080,642
198976,935
198873,404
198770,025
198666,807
198563,736
198460,811
198358,012
198255,346
198152,802
198050,378
197948,059
197845,851
197743,743
197641,735
197539,814
197437,984
197336,239
197234,575
197132,984
197031,468
196930,022
196828,644
196727,325
196626,069
196524,871
196423,730
196322,637
196221,597
196120,604
196019,659
195918,754
195817,892
195717,069
195616,286
195515,536
195414,822
195314,141
195213,492
195112,871
195012,279
Year
Population
Change
Growth
195012,2790%0
195112,8714.82%592
195213,4924.82%621
195314,1414.81%649
195414,8224.82%681
195515,5364.82%714
195616,2864.83%750
195717,0694.81%783
195817,8924.82%823
195918,7544.82%862
196019,6594.83%905
196120,6044.81%945
196221,5974.82%993
196322,6374.82%1,040
196423,7304.83%1,093
196524,8714.81%1,141
196626,0694.82%1,198
196727,3254.82%1,256
196828,6444.83%1,319
196930,0224.81%1,378
197031,4684.82%1,446
197132,9844.82%1,516
197234,5754.82%1,591
197336,2394.81%1,664
197437,9844.82%1,745
197539,8144.82%1,830
197641,7354.82%1,921
197743,7434.81%2,008
197845,8514.82%2,108
197948,0594.82%2,208
198050,3784.83%2,319
198152,8024.81%2,424
198255,3464.82%2,544
198358,0124.82%2,666
198460,8114.82%2,799
198563,7364.81%2,925
198666,8074.82%3,071
198770,0254.82%3,218
198873,4044.83%3,379
198976,9354.81%3,531
199080,6424.82%3,707
199184,4294.7%3,787
199288,1824.45%3,753
199392,0904.43%3,908
199496,1784.44%4,088
1995100,4474.44%4,269
1996104,9114.44%4,464
1997111,4156.2%6,504
1998119,0946.89%7,679
1999127,3026.89%8,208
2000136,0886.9%8,786
2001145,4546.88%9,366
2002154,4126.16%8,958
2003163,4905.88%9,078
2004173,1165.89%9,626
2005183,2805.87%10,164
2006194,0565.88%10,776
2007205,4655.88%11,409
2008217,5625.89%12,097
2009230,3355.87%12,773
2010243,8785.88%13,543
2011258,2165.88%14,338
2012273,4205.89%15,204
2013289,5185.89%16,098
2014306,5645.89%17,046
2015324,6145.89%18,050
2016343,7265.89%19,112
2017363,9635.89%20,237
2018385,3925.89%21,429
2019405,5925.24%20,200
2020425,6134.94%20,021
2021444,8594.52%19,246
2022462,8434.04%17,984
2023479,2513.55%16,408
2024493,9513.07%14,700
2025506,9902.64%13,039
2026518,5472.28%11,557
2027528,8841.99%10,337
2028538,2921.78%9,408
2029547,0451.63%8,753
2030555,3631.52%8,318
2031563,3971.45%8,034
2032571,2391.39%7,842
2033578,9471.35%7,708
2034586,5461.31%7,599
2035594,0471.28%7,501

Polokwane 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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