Population in Urban Area, now
591,936
- World: 1040th
- Africa: 127th
- South Africa: 9th
Population in City Area, 2022-08-16
556,000
- World: 672nd
- Africa: 84th
- South Africa: 7th
Bloemfontein Urban Area Population Graph
Bloemfontein Urban Area Population History
1950 107,000
1951 110,000
1952 113,000
1953 117,000
1954 120,000
1955 124,000
1956 128,000
1957 132,000
1958 136,000
1959 140,000
1960 144,000
1961 148,000
1962 152,000
1963 155,000
1964 159,000
1965 163,000
1966 167,000
1967 171,000
1968 175,000
1969 179,000
1970 183,000
1971 188,000
1972 192,000
1973 197,000
1974 202,000
1975 207,000
1976 212,000
1977 217,000
1978 222,000
1979 228,000
1980 233,000
1981 239,000
1982 245,000
1983 251,000
1984 257,000
1985 263,000
1986 269,000
1987 276,000
1988 282,000
1989 289,000
1990 295,000
1991 301,000
1992 305,000
1993 309,000
1994 313,000
1995 317,000
1996 321,000
1997 328,000
1998 337,000
1999 345,000
2000 354,000
2001 363,000
2002 372,000
2003 381,000
2004 390,000
2005 400,000
2006 409,000
2007 419,000
2008 430,000
2009 440,000
2010 451,000
2011 462,000
2012 473,000
2013 484,000
2014 496,000
2015 508,000
2016 520,000
2017 533,000
2018 546,000
2019 556,000
2020 567,000
2021 578,000
2022 588,000
2023 598,000
2024 609,000
Bloemfontein Urban Area Population Projections
2025 619,000
2026 629,000
2027 639,000
2028 648,000
2029 658,000
2030 668,000
2031 677,000
2032 686,000
2033 696,000
2034 705,000
2035 714,000
Map of Bloemfontein, South Africa
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