South Africa - Population in largest city
Population in largest city
The value for Population in largest city in South Africa was 5,926,668 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,926,668 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,147,725 in 1960.
Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,147,725 |
| 1961 | 1,174,562 |
| 1962 | 1,202,065 |
| 1963 | 1,230,212 |
| 1964 | 1,259,058 |
| 1965 | 1,288,499 |
| 1966 | 1,318,670 |
| 1967 | 1,349,547 |
| 1968 | 1,381,191 |
| 1969 | 1,413,488 |
| 1970 | 1,443,042 |
| 1971 | 1,453,818 |
| 1972 | 1,464,690 |
| 1973 | 1,475,613 |
| 1974 | 1,486,633 |
| 1975 | 1,497,734 |
| 1976 | 1,508,935 |
| 1977 | 1,520,188 |
| 1978 | 1,531,540 |
| 1979 | 1,551,264 |
| 1980 | 1,609,474 |
| 1981 | 1,669,700 |
| 1982 | 1,732,267 |
| 1983 | 1,797,179 |
| 1984 | 1,864,617 |
| 1985 | 1,925,491 |
| 1986 | 1,969,351 |
| 1987 | 2,014,211 |
| 1988 | 2,060,157 |
| 1989 | 2,107,020 |
| 1990 | 2,155,016 |
| 1991 | 2,206,438 |
| 1992 | 2,264,303 |
| 1993 | 2,323,520 |
| 1994 | 2,384,371 |
| 1995 | 2,446,815 |
| 1996 | 2,555,956 |
| 1997 | 2,676,412 |
| 1998 | 2,794,141 |
| 1999 | 2,917,048 |
| 2000 | 3,045,543 |
| 2001 | 3,179,320 |
| 2002 | 3,292,493 |
| 2003 | 3,399,183 |
| 2004 | 3,509,485 |
| 2005 | 3,623,048 |
| 2006 | 3,740,450 |
| 2007 | 3,861,657 |
| 2008 | 3,986,966 |
| 2009 | 4,115,979 |
| 2010 | 4,249,354 |
| 2011 | 4,387,051 |
| 2012 | 4,529,409 |
| 2013 | 4,676,386 |
| 2014 | 4,828,133 |
| 2015 | 4,984,804 |
| 2016 | 5,146,559 |
| 2017 | 5,313,563 |
| 2018 | 5,485,986 |
| 2019 | 5,635,127 |
| 2020 | 5,782,747 |
| 2021 | 5,926,668 |
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in South Africa was 14.55 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 14.55 in 2021, while its lowest value was 10.84 in 1995.
Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.40 |
| 1961 | 14.32 |
| 1962 | 14.26 |
| 1963 | 14.20 |
| 1964 | 14.14 |
| 1965 | 14.07 |
| 1966 | 14.00 |
| 1967 | 13.93 |
| 1968 | 13.86 |
| 1969 | 13.78 |
| 1970 | 13.68 |
| 1971 | 13.40 |
| 1972 | 13.13 |
| 1973 | 12.86 |
| 1974 | 12.60 |
| 1975 | 12.36 |
| 1976 | 12.12 |
| 1977 | 11.90 |
| 1978 | 11.69 |
| 1979 | 11.53 |
| 1980 | 11.64 |
| 1981 | 11.71 |
| 1982 | 11.78 |
| 1983 | 11.85 |
| 1984 | 11.93 |
| 1985 | 11.93 |
| 1986 | 11.78 |
| 1987 | 11.64 |
| 1988 | 11.51 |
| 1989 | 11.39 |
| 1990 | 11.25 |
| 1991 | 11.13 |
| 1992 | 11.04 |
| 1993 | 10.95 |
| 1994 | 10.88 |
| 1995 | 10.84 |
| 1996 | 11.01 |
| 1997 | 11.23 |
| 1998 | 11.44 |
| 1999 | 11.66 |
| 2000 | 11.90 |
| 2001 | 12.16 |
| 2002 | 12.32 |
| 2003 | 12.45 |
| 2004 | 12.58 |
| 2005 | 12.71 |
| 2006 | 12.84 |
| 2007 | 12.97 |
| 2008 | 13.10 |
| 2009 | 13.22 |
| 2010 | 13.34 |
| 2011 | 13.44 |
| 2012 | 13.55 |
| 2013 | 13.65 |
| 2014 | 13.76 |
| 2015 | 13.88 |
| 2016 | 14.01 |
| 2017 | 14.15 |
| 2018 | 14.31 |
| 2019 | 14.39 |
| 2020 | 14.48 |
| 2021 | 14.55 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
