West Rand, 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 West Rand, 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 West Rand in 2020 is 898,000, a 1.35% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of West Rand in 2019 was 886,000, a 1.26% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of West Rand in 2018 was 875,000, a 1.63% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of West Rand in 2017 was 861,000, a 1.77% 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 |
| West Rand - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 898,000 | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 886,000 | 1.26% |
| 2018 | 875,000 | 1.63% |
| 2017 | 861,000 | 1.77% |
| 2016 | 846,000 | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 832,000 | 1.71% |
| 2014 | 818,000 | 1.74% |
| 2013 | 804,000 | 1.64% |
| 2012 | 791,000 | 1.80% |
| 2011 | 777,000 | 1.70% |
| 2010 | 764,000 | 1.60% |
| 2009 | 752,000 | 1.76% |
| 2008 | 739,000 | 1.65% |
| 2007 | 727,000 | 1.82% |
| 2006 | 714,000 | 1.71% |
| 2005 | 702,000 | 1.59% |
| 2004 | 691,000 | 1.77% |
| 2003 | 679,000 | 1.65% |
| 2002 | 668,000 | 1.67% |
| 2001 | 657,000 | 1.55% |
| 2000 | 647,000 | 1.41% |
| 1999 | 638,000 | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 629,000 | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 620,000 | 2.65% |
| 1996 | 604,000 | 5.59% |
| 1995 | 572,000 | 5.54% |
| 1994 | 542,000 | 5.65% |
| 1993 | 513,000 | 5.77% |
| 1992 | 485,000 | 5.66% |
| 1991 | 459,000 | 2.46% |
| 1990 | 448,000 | 1.13% |
| 1989 | 443,000 | 1.14% |
| 1988 | 438,000 | 1.15% |
| 1987 | 433,000 | 1.17% |
| 1986 | 428,000 | 1.18% |
| 1985 | 423,000 | 0.48% |
| 1984 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1983 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1982 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1981 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1979 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1978 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1977 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1975 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1974 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1973 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1971 | 421,000 | 0.00% |
| 1970 | 421,000 | 2.68% |
| 1969 | 410,000 | 3.27% |
| 1968 | 397,000 | 3.12% |
| 1967 | 385,000 | 3.49% |
| 1966 | 372,000 | 3.05% |
| 1965 | 361,000 | 3.14% |
| 1964 | 350,000 | 3.24% |
| 1963 | 339,000 | 3.35% |
| 1962 | 328,000 | 3.14% |
| 1961 | 318,000 | 3.58% |
| 1960 | 307,000 | 3.72% |
| 1959 | 296,000 | 4.23% |
| 1958 | 284,000 | 4.03% |
| 1957 | 273,000 | 3.80% |
| 1956 | 263,000 | 3.95% |
| 1955 | 253,000 | 4.12% |
| 1954 | 243,000 | 3.85% |
| 1953 | 234,000 | 4.00% |
| 1952 | 225,000 | 4.17% |
| 1951 | 216,000 | 3.85% |
| 1950 | 208,000 | 0.00% |
