Population in Urban Area, now
3,208,198
- World: 157th
- Africa: 24th
- South Africa: 3rd
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
3,120,282
- World: 83rd
- Africa: 11th
- South Africa: 3rd
Ethekwini Urban Area Population Graph
Ethekwini Urban Area Population History
1950 484,000
1951 501,000
1952 518,000
1953 535,000
1954 554,000
1955 573,000
1956 592,000
1957 612,000
1958 633,000
1959 655,000
1960 677,000
1961 694,000
1962 711,000
1963 727,000
1964 744,000
1965 761,000
1966 779,000
1967 797,000
1968 816,000
1969 835,000
1970 856,000
1971 886,000
1972 918,000
1973 950,000
1974 984,000
1975 1,019,000
1976 1,056,000
1977 1,093,000
1978 1,132,000
1979 1,172,000
1980 1,214,000
1981 1,257,000
1982 1,302,000
1983 1,349,000
1984 1,397,000
1985 1,446,000
1986 1,498,000
1987 1,551,000
1988 1,607,000
1989 1,664,000
1990 1,723,000
1991 1,790,000
1992 1,872,000
1993 1,958,000
1994 2,048,000
1995 2,141,000
1996 2,240,000
1997 2,333,000
1998 2,427,000
1999 2,524,000
2000 2,625,000
2001 2,730,000
2002 2,776,000
2003 2,797,000
2004 2,818,000
2005 2,839,000
2006 2,861,000
2007 2,883,000
2008 2,905,000
2009 2,927,000
2010 2,949,000
2011 2,972,000
2012 2,994,000
2013 3,017,000
2014 3,040,000
2015 3,063,000
2016 3,087,000
2017 3,110,000
2018 3,134,000
2019 3,145,000
2020 3,158,000
2021 3,176,000
2022 3,199,000
2023 3,228,000
2024 3,262,000
Ethekwini Urban Area Population Projections
2025 3,301,000
2026 3,344,000
2027 3,390,000
2028 3,437,000
2029 3,486,000
2030 3,535,000
2031 3,584,000
2032 3,633,000
2033 3,682,000
2034 3,730,000
2035 3,778,000
Map of Ethekwini, South Africa
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Ethekwini3M
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Witbank485k
Polokwane463k