Population in Urban Area, now
470,086
- World: 1313th
- Africa: 170th
- South Africa: 13th
Population in City Area, 2020-01-28
123,749
- World: 1474th
- Africa: 197th
- South Africa: 12th
Polokwane Urban Area Population Graph
Polokwane Urban Area Population History
1950 12,000
1951 13,000
1952 13,000
1953 14,000
1954 15,000
1955 16,000
1956 16,000
1957 17,000
1958 18,000
1959 19,000
1960 20,000
1961 21,000
1962 22,000
1963 23,000
1964 24,000
1965 25,000
1966 26,000
1967 27,000
1968 29,000
1969 30,000
1970 31,000
1971 33,000
1972 35,000
1973 36,000
1974 38,000
1975 40,000
1976 42,000
1977 44,000
1978 46,000
1979 48,000
1980 50,000
1981 53,000
1982 55,000
1983 58,000
1984 61,000
1985 64,000
1986 67,000
1987 70,000
1988 73,000
1989 77,000
1990 81,000
1991 84,000
1992 88,000
1993 92,000
1994 96,000
1995 100,000
1996 105,000
1997 111,000
1998 119,000
1999 127,000
2000 136,000
2001 145,000
2002 154,000
2003 163,000
2004 173,000
2005 183,000
2006 194,000
2007 205,000
2008 218,000
2009 230,000
2010 244,000
2011 258,000
2012 273,000
2013 290,000
2014 307,000
2015 325,000
2016 344,000
2017 364,000
2018 385,000
2019 406,000
2020 426,000
2021 445,000
2022 463,000
2023 479,000
2024 494,000
Polokwane Urban Area Population Projections
2025 507,000
2026 519,000
2027 529,000
2028 538,000
2029 547,000
2030 555,000
2031 563,000
2032 571,000
2033 579,000
2034 587,000
2035 594,000
Map of Polokwane, South Africa
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