Population in Urban Area, now
920,089
- World: 665th
- Africa: 85th
- South Africa: 6th
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
750,845
- World: 493rd
- Africa: 58th
- South Africa: 6th
Pietermaritzburg Urban Area Population Graph
Pietermaritzburg Urban Area Population History
1950 208,000
1951 216,000
1952 225,000
1953 234,000
1954 243,000
1955 253,000
1956 263,000
1957 273,000
1958 284,000
1959 296,000
1960 307,000
1961 318,000
1962 328,000
1963 339,000
1964 350,000
1965 361,000
1966 372,000
1967 385,000
1968 397,000
1969 410,000
1970 421,000
1971 421,000
1972 421,000
1973 421,000
1974 421,000
1975 421,000
1976 421,000
1977 421,000
1978 421,000
1979 421,000
1980 421,000
1981 421,000
1982 421,000
1983 421,000
1984 421,000
1985 423,000
1986 428,000
1987 433,000
1988 438,000
1989 443,000
1990 448,000
1991 459,000
1992 485,000
1993 513,000
1994 542,000
1995 572,000
1996 604,000
1997 620,000
1998 629,000
1999 638,000
2000 647,000
2001 657,000
2002 668,000
2003 679,000
2004 691,000
2005 702,000
2006 714,000
2007 727,000
2008 739,000
2009 752,000
2010 764,000
2011 777,000
2012 791,000
2013 804,000
2014 818,000
2015 832,000
2016 846,000
2017 861,000
2018 875,000
2019 886,000
2020 898,000
2021 909,000
2022 922,000
2023 934,000
2024 948,000
Pietermaritzburg Urban Area Population Projections
2025 962,000
2026 976,000
2027 990,000
2028 1,005,000
2029 1,020,000
2030 1,034,000
2031 1,049,000
2032 1,063,000
2033 1,077,000
2034 1,091,000
2035 1,105,000
Map of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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