Johannesburg, South Africa Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Johannesburg, South Africa metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Johannesburg in 2020 is 5,783,000, a 2.63% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Johannesburg in 2019 was 5,635,000, a 2.72% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Johannesburg in 2018 was 5,486,000, a 3.24% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Johannesburg in 2017 was 5,314,000, a 3.24% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in South Africa | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Johannesburg | 5,783,000 |
| Cape Town | 4,618,000 |
| Ekurhuleni | 3,894,000 |
| Ethekwini | 3,158,000 |
| Pretoria | 2,566,000 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay | 1,254,000 |
| West Rand | 898,000 |
| Soshanguve | 853,000 |
| Vereeniging | 774,000 |
| Buffalo City | 709,000 |
| Bloemfontein | 567,000 |
| The Msunduzi | 527,000 |
| Rustenburg | 509,000 |
| Witbank | 454,000 |
| Polokwane | 426,000 |
| Johannesburg - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 5,783,000 | 2.63% |
| 2019 | 5,635,000 | 2.72% |
| 2018 | 5,486,000 | 3.24% |
| 2017 | 5,314,000 | 3.24% |
| 2016 | 5,147,000 | 3.25% |
| 2015 | 4,985,000 | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 4,828,000 | 3.25% |
| 2013 | 4,676,000 | 3.25% |
| 2012 | 4,529,000 | 3.24% |
| 2011 | 4,387,000 | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 4,249,000 | 3.23% |
| 2009 | 4,116,000 | 3.24% |
| 2008 | 3,987,000 | 3.24% |
| 2007 | 3,862,000 | 3.26% |
| 2006 | 3,740,000 | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 3,623,000 | 3.25% |
| 2004 | 3,509,000 | 3.24% |
| 2003 | 3,399,000 | 3.25% |
| 2002 | 3,292,000 | 3.55% |
| 2001 | 3,179,000 | 4.37% |
| 2000 | 3,046,000 | 4.42% |
| 1999 | 2,917,000 | 4.40% |
| 1998 | 2,794,000 | 4.41% |
| 1997 | 2,676,000 | 4.69% |
| 1996 | 2,556,000 | 5.58% |
| 1995 | 2,421,000 | 5.58% |
| 1994 | 2,293,000 | 5.52% |
| 1993 | 2,173,000 | 5.59% |
| 1992 | 2,058,000 | 5.54% |
| 1991 | 1,950,000 | 3.78% |
| 1990 | 1,879,000 | 2.96% |
| 1989 | 1,825,000 | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 1,773,000 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | 1,722,000 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | 1,673,000 | 2.95% |
| 1985 | 1,625,000 | 1.50% |
| 1984 | 1,601,000 | 0.69% |
| 1983 | 1,590,000 | 0.76% |
| 1982 | 1,578,000 | 0.77% |
| 1981 | 1,566,000 | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 1,555,000 | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 1,543,000 | 0.72% |
| 1978 | 1,532,000 | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 1,520,000 | 0.73% |
| 1976 | 1,509,000 | 0.73% |
| 1975 | 1,498,000 | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 1,487,000 | 0.75% |
| 1973 | 1,476,000 | 0.75% |
| 1972 | 1,465,000 | 0.76% |
| 1971 | 1,454,000 | 0.76% |
| 1970 | 1,443,000 | 2.12% |
| 1969 | 1,413,000 | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 1,381,000 | 2.30% |
| 1967 | 1,350,000 | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 1,319,000 | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 1,288,000 | 2.30% |
| 1964 | 1,259,000 | 2.36% |
| 1963 | 1,230,000 | 2.33% |
| 1962 | 1,202,000 | 2.30% |
| 1961 | 1,175,000 | 2.35% |
| 1960 | 1,148,000 | 2.41% |
| 1959 | 1,121,000 | 2.28% |
| 1958 | 1,096,000 | 2.33% |
| 1957 | 1,071,000 | 2.39% |
| 1956 | 1,046,000 | 2.35% |
| 1955 | 1,022,000 | 2.30% |
| 1954 | 999,000 | 2.36% |
| 1953 | 976,000 | 2.31% |
| 1952 | 954,000 | 2.36% |
| 1951 | 932,000 | 2.31% |
| 1950 | 911,000 | 0.00% |
