Port Elizabeth's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,312,630. In 1950, the population of Port Elizabeth was 192,444. Port Elizabeth has grown by 16,700 in the last year, which represents a 1.29% 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 Port Elizabeth, which typically includes Port Elizabeth's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,526,870 |
| 2034 | 1,507,600 |
| 2033 | 1,488,110 |
| 2032 | 1,468,420 |
| 2031 | 1,448,550 |
| 2030 | 1,428,550 |
| 2029 | 1,408,490 |
| 2028 | 1,388,500 |
| 2027 | 1,368,700 |
| 2026 | 1,349,290 |
| 2025 | 1,330,500 |
| 2024 | 1,312,630 |
| 2023 | 1,295,930 |
| 2022 | 1,280,550 |
| 2021 | 1,266,530 |
| 2020 | 1,253,740 |
| 2019 | 1,241,940 |
| 2018 | 1,230,820 |
| 2017 | 1,214,480 |
| 2016 | 1,198,360 |
| 2015 | 1,182,450 |
| 2014 | 1,166,750 |
| 2013 | 1,151,260 |
| 2012 | 1,135,980 |
| 2011 | 1,120,900 |
| 2010 | 1,106,040 |
| 2009 | 1,091,380 |
| 2008 | 1,076,930 |
| 2007 | 1,062,640 |
| 2006 | 1,048,550 |
| 2005 | 1,034,650 |
| 2004 | 1,020,960 |
| 2003 | 1,007,400 |
| 2002 | 994,049 |
| 2001 | 982,270 |
| 2000 | 974,265 |
| 1999 | 966,304 |
| 1998 | 958,419 |
| 1997 | 950,597 |
| 1996 | 940,235 |
| 1995 | 923,198 |
| 1994 | 906,493 |
| 1993 | 890,090 |
| 1992 | 874,006 |
| 1991 | 858,170 |
| 1990 | 827,530 |
| 1989 | 791,286 |
| 1988 | 756,675 |
| 1987 | 723,489 |
| 1986 | 691,802 |
| 1985 | 661,502 |
| 1984 | 642,710 |
| 1983 | 629,189 |
| 1982 | 615,970 |
| 1981 | 603,029 |
| 1980 | 590,377 |
| 1979 | 577,957 |
| 1978 | 565,814 |
| 1977 | 553,927 |
| 1976 | 542,305 |
| 1975 | 530,896 |
| 1974 | 519,741 |
| 1973 | 508,823 |
| 1972 | 498,147 |
| 1971 | 487,667 |
| 1970 | 477,422 |
| 1969 | 455,756 |
| 1968 | 433,121 |
| 1967 | 411,552 |
| 1966 | 391,085 |
| 1965 | 371,636 |
| 1964 | 353,178 |
| 1963 | 335,591 |
| 1962 | 318,901 |
| 1961 | 303,042 |
| 1960 | 288,546 |
| 1959 | 277,078 |
| 1958 | 266,081 |
| 1957 | 255,520 |
| 1956 | 245,392 |
| 1955 | 235,639 |
| 1954 | 226,287 |
| 1953 | 217,306 |
| 1952 | 208,692 |
| 1951 | 200,398 |
| 1950 | 192,444 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 192,444 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 200,398 | 4.13% | 7,954 |
| 1952 | 208,692 | 4.14% | 8,294 |
| 1953 | 217,306 | 4.13% | 8,614 |
| 1954 | 226,287 | 4.13% | 8,981 |
| 1955 | 235,639 | 4.13% | 9,352 |
| 1956 | 245,392 | 4.14% | 9,753 |
| 1957 | 255,520 | 4.13% | 10,128 |
| 1958 | 266,081 | 4.13% | 10,561 |
| 1959 | 277,078 | 4.13% | 10,997 |
| 1960 | 288,546 | 4.14% | 11,468 |
| 1961 | 303,042 | 5.02% | 14,496 |
| 1962 | 318,901 | 5.23% | 15,859 |
| 1963 | 335,591 | 5.23% | 16,690 |
| 1964 | 353,178 | 5.24% | 17,587 |
| 1965 | 371,636 | 5.23% | 18,458 |
| 1966 | 391,085 | 5.23% | 19,449 |
| 1967 | 411,552 | 5.23% | 20,467 |
| 1968 | 433,121 | 5.24% | 21,569 |
| 1969 | 455,756 | 5.23% | 22,635 |
| 1970 | 477,422 | 4.75% | 21,666 |
| 1971 | 487,667 | 2.15% | 10,245 |
| 1972 | 498,147 | 2.15% | 10,480 |
| 1973 | 508,823 | 2.14% | 10,676 |
| 1974 | 519,741 | 2.15% | 10,918 |
| 1975 | 530,896 | 2.15% | 11,155 |
| 1976 | 542,305 | 2.15% | 11,409 |
| 1977 | 553,927 | 2.14% | 11,622 |
| 1978 | 565,814 | 2.15% | 11,887 |
| 1979 | 577,957 | 2.15% | 12,143 |
| 1980 | 590,377 | 2.15% | 12,420 |
| 1981 | 603,029 | 2.14% | 12,652 |
| 1982 | 615,970 | 2.15% | 12,941 |
| 1983 | 629,189 | 2.15% | 13,219 |
| 1984 | 642,710 | 2.15% | 13,521 |
| 1985 | 661,502 | 2.92% | 18,792 |
| 1986 | 691,802 | 4.58% | 30,300 |
| 1987 | 723,489 | 4.58% | 31,687 |
| 1988 | 756,675 | 4.59% | 33,186 |
| 1989 | 791,286 | 4.57% | 34,611 |
| 1990 | 827,530 | 4.58% | 36,244 |
| 1991 | 858,170 | 3.7% | 30,640 |
| 1992 | 874,006 | 1.85% | 15,836 |
| 1993 | 890,090 | 1.84% | 16,084 |
| 1994 | 906,493 | 1.84% | 16,403 |
| 1995 | 923,198 | 1.84% | 16,705 |
| 1996 | 940,235 | 1.85% | 17,037 |
| 1997 | 950,597 | 1.1% | 10,362 |
| 1998 | 958,419 | 0.82% | 7,822 |
| 1999 | 966,304 | 0.82% | 7,885 |
| 2000 | 974,265 | 0.82% | 7,961 |
| 2001 | 982,270 | 0.82% | 8,005 |
| 2002 | 994,049 | 1.2% | 11,779 |
| 2003 | 1,007,400 | 1.34% | 13,351 |
| 2004 | 1,020,960 | 1.35% | 13,560 |
| 2005 | 1,034,650 | 1.34% | 13,690 |
| 2006 | 1,048,550 | 1.34% | 13,900 |
| 2007 | 1,062,640 | 1.34% | 14,090 |
| 2008 | 1,076,930 | 1.34% | 14,290 |
| 2009 | 1,091,380 | 1.34% | 14,450 |
| 2010 | 1,106,040 | 1.34% | 14,660 |
| 2011 | 1,120,900 | 1.34% | 14,860 |
| 2012 | 1,135,980 | 1.35% | 15,080 |
| 2013 | 1,151,260 | 1.35% | 15,280 |
| 2014 | 1,166,750 | 1.35% | 15,490 |
| 2015 | 1,182,450 | 1.35% | 15,700 |
| 2016 | 1,198,360 | 1.35% | 15,910 |
| 2017 | 1,214,480 | 1.35% | 16,120 |
| 2018 | 1,230,820 | 1.35% | 16,340 |
| 2019 | 1,241,940 | 0.9% | 11,120 |
| 2020 | 1,253,740 | 0.95% | 11,800 |
| 2021 | 1,266,530 | 1.02% | 12,790 |
| 2022 | 1,280,550 | 1.11% | 14,020 |
| 2023 | 1,295,930 | 1.2% | 15,380 |
| 2024 | 1,312,630 | 1.29% | 16,700 |
| 2025 | 1,330,500 | 1.36% | 17,870 |
| 2026 | 1,349,290 | 1.41% | 18,790 |
| 2027 | 1,368,700 | 1.44% | 19,410 |
| 2028 | 1,388,500 | 1.45% | 19,800 |
| 2029 | 1,408,490 | 1.44% | 19,990 |
| 2030 | 1,428,550 | 1.42% | 20,060 |
| 2031 | 1,448,550 | 1.4% | 20,000 |
| 2032 | 1,468,420 | 1.37% | 19,870 |
| 2033 | 1,488,110 | 1.34% | 19,690 |
| 2034 | 1,507,600 | 1.31% | 19,490 |
| 2035 | 1,526,870 | 1.28% | 19,270 |
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% |