Pietermaritzburg's 2024 population is now estimated at 553,162. In 1950, the population of Pietermaritzburg was 89,712. Pietermaritzburg has grown by 7,290 in the last year, which represents a 1.34% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Pietermaritzburg, which typically includes Pietermaritzburg's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 644,009 |
| 2034 | 635,884 |
| 2033 | 627,663 |
| 2032 | 619,354 |
| 2031 | 610,972 |
| 2030 | 602,527 |
| 2029 | 594,054 |
| 2028 | 585,593 |
| 2027 | 577,194 |
| 2026 | 568,925 |
| 2025 | 560,879 |
| 2024 | 553,162 |
| 2023 | 545,872 |
| 2022 | 539,069 |
| 2021 | 532,766 |
| 2020 | 526,912 |
| 2019 | 521,419 |
| 2018 | 516,177 |
| 2017 | 508,736 |
| 2016 | 501,402 |
| 2015 | 494,174 |
| 2014 | 487,051 |
| 2013 | 480,030 |
| 2012 | 473,110 |
| 2011 | 466,290 |
| 2010 | 459,577 |
| 2009 | 452,961 |
| 2008 | 446,449 |
| 2007 | 440,013 |
| 2006 | 433,678 |
| 2005 | 427,435 |
| 2004 | 421,290 |
| 2003 | 415,216 |
| 2002 | 409,239 |
| 2001 | 404,453 |
| 2000 | 402,598 |
| 1999 | 400,746 |
| 1998 | 398,905 |
| 1997 | 397,073 |
| 1996 | 387,770 |
| 1995 | 360,128 |
| 1994 | 334,490 |
| 1993 | 310,678 |
| 1992 | 288,589 |
| 1991 | 268,017 |
| 1990 | 256,492 |
| 1989 | 248,904 |
| 1988 | 241,552 |
| 1987 | 234,397 |
| 1986 | 227,463 |
| 1985 | 220,734 |
| 1984 | 215,570 |
| 1983 | 211,151 |
| 1982 | 206,828 |
| 1981 | 202,594 |
| 1980 | 198,452 |
| 1979 | 194,384 |
| 1978 | 190,404 |
| 1977 | 186,507 |
| 1976 | 182,694 |
| 1975 | 178,948 |
| 1974 | 175,285 |
| 1973 | 171,697 |
| 1972 | 168,187 |
| 1971 | 164,739 |
| 1970 | 161,366 |
| 1969 | 157,731 |
| 1968 | 154,125 |
| 1967 | 150,591 |
| 1966 | 147,143 |
| 1965 | 143,773 |
| 1964 | 140,486 |
| 1963 | 137,265 |
| 1962 | 134,122 |
| 1961 | 131,050 |
| 1960 | 127,768 |
| 1959 | 123,324 |
| 1958 | 119,040 |
| 1957 | 114,905 |
| 1956 | 110,918 |
| 1955 | 107,060 |
| 1954 | 103,341 |
| 1953 | 99,751 |
| 1952 | 96,290 |
| 1951 | 92,941 |
| 1950 | 89,712 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 89,712 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 92,941 | 3.6% | 3,229 |
| 1952 | 96,290 | 3.6% | 3,349 |
| 1953 | 99,751 | 3.59% | 3,461 |
| 1954 | 103,341 | 3.6% | 3,590 |
| 1955 | 107,060 | 3.6% | 3,719 |
| 1956 | 110,918 | 3.6% | 3,858 |
| 1957 | 114,905 | 3.59% | 3,987 |
| 1958 | 119,040 | 3.6% | 4,135 |
| 1959 | 123,324 | 3.6% | 4,284 |
| 1960 | 127,768 | 3.6% | 4,444 |
| 1961 | 131,050 | 2.57% | 3,282 |
| 1962 | 134,122 | 2.34% | 3,072 |
| 1963 | 137,265 | 2.34% | 3,143 |
| 1964 | 140,486 | 2.35% | 3,221 |
| 1965 | 143,773 | 2.34% | 3,287 |
| 1966 | 147,143 | 2.34% | 3,370 |
| 1967 | 150,591 | 2.34% | 3,448 |
| 1968 | 154,125 | 2.35% | 3,534 |
| 1969 | 157,731 | 2.34% | 3,606 |
| 1970 | 161,366 | 2.3% | 3,635 |
| 1971 | 164,739 | 2.09% | 3,373 |
| 1972 | 168,187 | 2.09% | 3,448 |
| 1973 | 171,697 | 2.09% | 3,510 |
| 1974 | 175,285 | 2.09% | 3,588 |
| 1975 | 178,948 | 2.09% | 3,663 |
| 1976 | 182,694 | 2.09% | 3,746 |
| 1977 | 186,507 | 2.09% | 3,813 |
| 1978 | 190,404 | 2.09% | 3,897 |
| 1979 | 194,384 | 2.09% | 3,980 |
| 1980 | 198,452 | 2.09% | 4,068 |
| 1981 | 202,594 | 2.09% | 4,142 |
| 1982 | 206,828 | 2.09% | 4,234 |
| 1983 | 211,151 | 2.09% | 4,323 |
| 1984 | 215,570 | 2.09% | 4,419 |
| 1985 | 220,734 | 2.4% | 5,164 |
| 1986 | 227,463 | 3.05% | 6,729 |
| 1987 | 234,397 | 3.05% | 6,934 |
| 1988 | 241,552 | 3.05% | 7,155 |
| 1989 | 248,904 | 3.04% | 7,352 |
| 1990 | 256,492 | 3.05% | 7,588 |
| 1991 | 268,017 | 4.49% | 11,525 |
| 1992 | 288,589 | 7.68% | 20,572 |
| 1993 | 310,678 | 7.65% | 22,089 |
| 1994 | 334,490 | 7.66% | 23,812 |
| 1995 | 360,128 | 7.66% | 25,638 |
| 1996 | 387,770 | 7.68% | 27,642 |
| 1997 | 397,073 | 2.4% | 9,303 |
| 1998 | 398,905 | 0.46% | 1,832 |
| 1999 | 400,746 | 0.46% | 1,841 |
| 2000 | 402,598 | 0.46% | 1,852 |
| 2001 | 404,453 | 0.46% | 1,855 |
| 2002 | 409,239 | 1.18% | 4,786 |
| 2003 | 415,216 | 1.46% | 5,977 |
| 2004 | 421,290 | 1.46% | 6,074 |
| 2005 | 427,435 | 1.46% | 6,145 |
| 2006 | 433,678 | 1.46% | 6,243 |
| 2007 | 440,013 | 1.46% | 6,335 |
| 2008 | 446,449 | 1.46% | 6,436 |
| 2009 | 452,961 | 1.46% | 6,512 |
| 2010 | 459,577 | 1.46% | 6,616 |
| 2011 | 466,290 | 1.46% | 6,713 |
| 2012 | 473,110 | 1.46% | 6,820 |
| 2013 | 480,030 | 1.46% | 6,920 |
| 2014 | 487,051 | 1.46% | 7,021 |
| 2015 | 494,174 | 1.46% | 7,123 |
| 2016 | 501,402 | 1.46% | 7,228 |
| 2017 | 508,736 | 1.46% | 7,334 |
| 2018 | 516,177 | 1.46% | 7,441 |
| 2019 | 521,419 | 1.02% | 5,242 |
| 2020 | 526,912 | 1.05% | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 532,766 | 1.11% | 5,854 |
| 2022 | 539,069 | 1.18% | 6,303 |
| 2023 | 545,872 | 1.26% | 6,803 |
| 2024 | 553,162 | 1.34% | 7,290 |
| 2025 | 560,879 | 1.4% | 7,717 |
| 2026 | 568,925 | 1.43% | 8,046 |
| 2027 | 577,194 | 1.45% | 8,269 |
| 2028 | 585,593 | 1.46% | 8,399 |
| 2029 | 594,054 | 1.44% | 8,461 |
| 2030 | 602,527 | 1.43% | 8,473 |
| 2031 | 610,972 | 1.4% | 8,445 |
| 2032 | 619,354 | 1.37% | 8,382 |
| 2033 | 627,663 | 1.34% | 8,309 |
| 2034 | 635,884 | 1.31% | 8,221 |
| 2035 | 644,009 | 1.28% | 8,125 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | 6,324,351 | 2.04% |
| Cape Town | 4,977,833 | 1.79% |
| Ekurhuleni | 4,190,832 | 1.76% |
| Durban | 3,262,128 | 1.06% |
| Pretoria | 2,889,899 | 2.55% |
| Port Elizabeth | 1,312,631 | 1.29% |
| West Rand | 947,734 | 1.43% |
| Soshanguve | 905,868 | 1.53% |
| Vereeniging | 802,900 | 1.13% |
| Buffalo City | 745,855 | 1.38% |
| Bloemfontein | 608,655 | 1.72% |
| Rustenburg | 592,193 | 3.1% |
| Pietermaritzburg | 553,162 | 1.34% |
| Witbank | 511,973 | 2.56% |
| Polokwane | 493,951 | 3.07% |