Population in Urban Area, now
2,727,493
- World: 193rd
- Africa: 30th
- South Africa: 4th
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
1,619,438
- World: 182nd
- Africa: 25th
- South Africa: 4th
Pretoria Urban Area Population Graph
Pretoria Urban Area Population History
1950 275,000
1951 287,000
1952 300,000
1953 312,000
1954 326,000
1955 340,000
1956 354,000
1957 370,000
1958 385,000
1959 402,000
1960 419,000
1961 433,000
1962 446,000
1963 460,000
1964 473,000
1965 488,000
1966 502,000
1967 518,000
1968 533,000
1969 549,000
1970 565,000
1971 576,000
1972 588,000
1973 599,000
1974 611,000
1975 624,000
1976 636,000
1977 649,000
1978 661,000
1979 675,000
1980 688,000
1981 702,000
1982 716,000
1983 730,000
1984 744,000
1985 763,000
1986 791,000
1987 819,000
1988 849,000
1989 880,000
1990 911,000
1991 935,000
1992 939,000
1993 943,000
1994 947,000
1995 951,000
1996 955,000
1997 980,000
1998 1,013,000
1999 1,048,000
2000 1,084,000
2001 1,121,000
2002 1,168,000
2003 1,221,000
2004 1,277,000
2005 1,334,000
2006 1,395,000
2007 1,458,000
2008 1,525,000
2009 1,594,000
2010 1,666,000
2011 1,742,000
2012 1,821,000
2013 1,904,000
2014 1,991,000
2015 2,081,000
2016 2,176,000
2017 2,275,000
2018 2,378,000
2019 2,473,000
2020 2,566,000
2021 2,655,000
2022 2,740,000
2023 2,818,000
2024 2,890,000
Pretoria Urban Area Population Projections
2025 2,955,000
2026 3,015,000
2027 3,071,000
2028 3,122,000
2029 3,171,000
2030 3,219,000
2031 3,265,000
2032 3,310,000
2033 3,355,000
2034 3,399,000
2035 3,442,000
Map of Pretoria, South Africa
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