Southern Africa Cities by Population 2025

5 Most Populated Southern Africa Cities

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Johannesburg

6,444,580

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Cape Town

5,063,580

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Durban

3,301,090

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Pretoria

2,955,410

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Soweto

1,695,047
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Country
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South Africa FlagJohannesburgSouth Africa6,444,580
South Africa FlagCape TownSouth Africa5,063,580
South Africa FlagDurbanSouth Africa3,301,090
South Africa FlagPretoriaSouth Africa2,955,410
South Africa FlagSowetoSouth Africa1,695,047
South Africa FlagPort ElizabethSouth Africa1,330,500
South Africa FlagVereenigingSouth Africa812,913
South Africa FlagBloemfonteinSouth Africa618,817
South Africa FlagRustenburgSouth Africa607,955
South Africa FlagBenoniSouth Africa605,344
South Africa FlagPietermaritzburgSouth Africa560,879
South Africa FlagWitbankSouth Africa523,611
South Africa FlagTembisaSouth Africa511,655
Namibia FlagWindhoekNamibia511,369
South Africa FlagPolokwaneSouth Africa506,990
South Africa FlagEast LondonSouth Africa478,676
South Africa FlagBoksburgSouth Africa445,168
South Africa FlagWelkomSouth Africa431,944
South Africa FlagNewcastleSouth Africa404,838
South Africa FlagKrugersdorpSouth Africa378,821
South Africa FlagDiepslootSouth Africa350,000
South Africa FlagRandburgSouth Africa337,053
South Africa FlagBotshabeloSouth Africa309,714
South Africa FlagBrakpanSouth Africa305,692
South Africa FlagRichards BaySouth Africa252,968
South Africa FlagVanderbijlparkSouth Africa246,754
South Africa FlagCenturionSouth Africa233,386
South Africa FlagUitenhageSouth Africa228,912
South Africa FlagRoodepoortSouth Africa225,000
Botswana FlagGaboroneBotswana208,411
South Africa FlagPaarlSouth Africa190,000
South Africa FlagSpringsSouth Africa186,394
South Africa FlagCarletonvilleSouth Africa182,304
South Africa FlagKlerksdorpSouth Africa178,921
South Africa FlagMidrandSouth Africa173,009
South Africa FlagWestonariaSouth Africa156,831
South Africa FlagMiddelburgSouth Africa154,706
South Africa FlagVryheidSouth Africa150,012
South Africa FlagOrkneySouth Africa145,801
South Africa FlagKimberleySouth Africa142,089
South Africa FlageMbalenhleSouth Africa141,741
South Africa FlagNigelSouth Africa140,644
South Africa FlagMpumalangaSouth Africa140,121
South Africa FlagBhishoSouth Africa137,287
South Africa FlagRandfonteinSouth Africa133,654
South Africa FlagWorcesterSouth Africa127,597
South Africa FlagPotchefstroomSouth Africa123,669
South Africa FlagVirginiaSouth Africa122,502
South Africa FlagBritsSouth Africa122,497
South Africa FlagAlbertonSouth Africa121,536
Lesotho FlagMaseruLesotho118,355
Eswatini FlagManziniEswatini110,537
South Africa FlagNelspruitSouth Africa110,159
South Africa FlagPhalaborwaSouth Africa109,468
South Africa FlagQueenstownSouth Africa105,309
South Africa FlagKroonstadSouth Africa103,992
South Africa FlagBethalSouth Africa101,919
South Africa FlagMokopaneSouth Africa101,090
South Africa FlagMabopaneSouth Africa97,417
South Africa FlagKutloanongSouth Africa95,008
South Africa FlagStellenboschSouth Africa94,263
South Africa FlagStilfonteinSouth Africa93,110
South Africa FlagDelmasSouth Africa92,046
South Africa FlagGrahamstownSouth Africa91,548
South Africa FlagWarmbathsSouth Africa90,210
Botswana FlagFrancistownBotswana89,979
South Africa FlagLouis TrichardtSouth Africa86,854
South Africa FlagDundeeSouth Africa84,413
South Africa FlagPiet RetiefSouth Africa84,349
South Africa FlagPhuthaditjhabaSouth Africa84,258
South Africa FlagBethlehemSouth Africa83,654
South Africa FlagMthathaSouth Africa78,663
South Africa FlagSasolburgSouth Africa77,016
South Africa FlagMmabathoSouth Africa76,754
Eswatini FlagMbabaneEswatini76,218
South Africa FlagStandertonSouth Africa74,021
South Africa FlagBothavilleSouth Africa71,934
South Africa FlagUpingtonSouth Africa71,373
South Africa FlagParysSouth Africa71,319
South Africa FlagSchweizer-RenekeSouth Africa70,214
South Africa FlagGa-RankuwaSouth Africa68,767
South Africa FlagKnysnaSouth Africa68,659
South Africa FlagSaldanhaSouth Africa68,284
South Africa FlagBarbertonSouth Africa67,927
South Africa FlagLichtenburgSouth Africa65,863
South Africa FlagHeidelbergSouth Africa64,199
Botswana FlagMolepololeBotswana63,248
South Africa FlagGraaff-ReinetSouth Africa62,896
South Africa FlagFochvilleSouth Africa62,416
South Africa FlagOudtshoornSouth Africa61,507
South Africa FlagAtlantisSouth Africa60,266
South Africa FlagKwaDukuzaSouth Africa59,899
South Africa FlagMossel BaySouth Africa59,031
South Africa FlagFort BeaufortSouth Africa58,419
Namibia FlagRunduNamibia58,172
South Africa FlagKraaifonteinSouth Africa57,911
Lesotho FlagMafetengLesotho57,059
South Africa FlagWellingtonSouth Africa55,543
South Africa FlagHeilbronSouth Africa55,196
South Africa FlagViljoenskroonSouth Africa54,955
Botswana FlagSelebi-PhikweBotswana53,727
South Africa FlagPort ShepstoneSouth Africa52,793
Namibia FlagWalvis BayNamibia52,058
Botswana FlagMaunBotswana49,945
South Africa FlagVryburgSouth Africa49,588
South Africa FlagWolmaransstadSouth Africa49,366
South Africa FlagEdenvaleSouth Africa49,292
South Africa FlageSikhaleniSouth Africa49,265
Lesotho FlagLeribeLesotho47,675
Botswana FlagSeroweBotswana47,419
South Africa FlagBalfourSouth Africa46,008
South Africa FlagMondloSouth Africa44,922
South Africa FlagBeaufort WestSouth Africa44,737
Botswana FlagKanyeBotswana44,716
Botswana FlagMahalapyeBotswana44,471
South Africa FlagAliwal NorthSouth Africa44,436
South Africa FlagThohoyandouSouth Africa44,046
Botswana FlagMogoditshaneBotswana43,394
South Africa FlagVolksrustSouth Africa43,378
South Africa FlagWesselsbronSouth Africa42,552
South Africa FlagCeresSouth Africa41,596
South Africa FlagErmeloSouth Africa41,124
South Africa FlagSenekalSouth Africa39,584
South Africa FlagThaba NchuSouth Africa38,616
South Africa FlagVredenburgSouth Africa38,382
South Africa FlagEkangalaSouth Africa37,650
South Africa FlagGiyaniSouth Africa37,024
Botswana FlagMochudiBotswana36,962
South Africa FlagStutterheimSouth Africa35,510
South Africa FlagHarrismithSouth Africa35,108
South Africa FlagMalmesburySouth Africa34,991
South Africa FlagTheunissenSouth Africa34,718
South Africa FlagMargateSouth Africa34,407
South Africa FlagButterworthSouth Africa34,353
Namibia FlagOshakatiNamibia33,618
South Africa FlagLebowakgomoSouth Africa33,308
South Africa FlagCradockSouth Africa32,898
South Africa FlagRichmondSouth Africa32,445
South Africa FlagDe AarSouth Africa32,318
South Africa FlagRetreatSouth Africa32,289
Lesotho FlagMaputsoeLesotho32,117
South Africa FlagAllanridgeSouth Africa31,700
Botswana FlagLobatseBotswana30,883
Botswana FlagPalapyeBotswana30,650
South Africa FlagNkowakowaSouth Africa30,138
South Africa FlagPostmasburgSouth Africa30,089
South Africa FlagGrabouwSouth Africa29,885
South Africa FlagHowickSouth Africa28,725
Lesotho FlagMohale's HoekLesotho28,310
South Africa FlagDriefonteinSouth Africa28,127
South Africa FlagEmpangeniSouth Africa28,093
South Africa FlagRobertsonSouth Africa27,715
South Africa FlagBronkhorstspruitSouth Africa27,343
South Africa FlagSiyabuswaSouth Africa26,236
South Africa FlagMpophomeniSouth Africa26,229
Lesotho FlagQacha's NekLesotho25,573
South Africa FlagCullinanSouth Africa25,490
South Africa FlagKokstadSouth Africa25,373
South Africa FlagHermanusSouth Africa25,153
Namibia FlagSwakopmundNamibia25,047
South Africa FlagLady FrereSouth Africa25,041
Namibia FlagKatima MuliloNamibia25,027
South Africa FlagMidstreamSouth Africa25,000
South Africa FlagDuiwelskloofSouth Africa24,572
Lesotho FlagQuthingLesotho24,130
Namibia FlagGrootfonteinNamibia24,099
South Africa FlagScottburghSouth Africa23,949
South Africa FlagHennenmanSouth Africa22,847
South Africa FlagPampierstadSouth Africa21,800
South Africa FlagLydenburgSouth Africa21,695
Botswana FlagRamotswaBotswana21,450
Namibia FlagRehobothNamibia21,377
Namibia FlagKatuturaNamibia21,243
Namibia FlagOtjiwarongoNamibia21,224
Namibia FlagOkahandjaNamibia20,879
Botswana FlagThamagaBotswana20,756
South Africa FlagUlundiSouth Africa20,753
South Africa FlagModimolleSouth Africa20,527
South Africa FlagKomatipoortSouth Africa20,508
South Africa FlagSecundaSouth Africa20,418
South Africa FlageMkhomaziSouth Africa20,410
South Africa FlagQueensdaleSouth Africa20,009
Botswana FlagMosopaBotswana19,561
South Africa FlagPlettenberg BaySouth Africa19,445
South Africa FlagKruisfonteinSouth Africa18,991
South Africa FlagMiddelburgSouth Africa18,164
Botswana FlagLetlhakaneBotswana18,136
South Africa FlagPort AlfredSouth Africa17,959
South Africa FlagWarrentonSouth Africa17,946
Botswana FlagTonotaBotswana17,759
South Africa FlagZeerustSouth Africa17,708
South Africa FlagChristianaSouth Africa17,523
South Africa FlagLansdowneSouth Africa17,399
South Africa FlagLadybrandSouth Africa17,228
South Africa FlagBallitoSouth Africa17,218
South Africa FlagBloemhofSouth Africa17,122
South Africa FlagTzaneenSouth Africa16,954
Botswana FlagJanengBotswana16,853
South Africa FlagReitzSouth Africa16,637
Lesotho FlagButha-ButheLesotho16,330
Namibia FlagGobabisNamibia16,321
South Africa FlagRiversdaleSouth Africa16,176
South Africa FlagSomerset EastSouth Africa16,155
South Africa FlagWhite RiverSouth Africa15,954
South Africa FlagHendrinaSouth Africa15,871
Namibia FlagKeetmanshoopNamibia15,608
South Africa FlagMontaguSouth Africa15,176
South Africa FlagRondeboschSouth Africa15,158
Namibia FlagLuderitzNamibia15,137
South Africa FlagKrielSouth Africa15,055
South Africa FlagBereaSouth Africa15,000
South Africa FlagBredasdorpSouth Africa14,936
South Africa FlagVredendalSouth Africa14,806
South Africa FlagEshoweSouth Africa14,786
South Africa FlagVredeSouth Africa14,622
South Africa FlagClaremontSouth Africa14,531
South Africa FlagEkuvukeniSouth Africa14,331
South Africa FlagMahikengSouth Africa14,000
South Africa FlagGreytownSouth Africa13,912
South Africa FlagSwellendamSouth Africa13,674
South Africa FlagGlencoeSouth Africa13,547
South Africa FlagJan KempdorpSouth Africa13,485
Namibia FlagMarientalNamibia13,380
Lesotho FlagNakoLesotho13,146
South Africa FlagPrince AlbertSouth Africa13,136
South Africa FlagGa-KgapaneSouth Africa13,000
Botswana FlagGabaneBotswana12,884
South Africa FlagHoopstadSouth Africa12,663
South Africa FlagBreytenSouth Africa12,550
South Africa FlagBurgersdorpSouth Africa12,548
South Africa FlagMankoengSouth Africa12,499
South Africa FlagSundumbiliSouth Africa12,455
South Africa FlagZastronSouth Africa12,449
South Africa FlagColesbergSouth Africa12,423
South Africa FlagDeneysvilleSouth Africa12,397
South Africa FlagGeorgeSouth Africa12,345
South Africa FlagClocolanSouth Africa12,318
South Africa FlagAdelaideSouth Africa12,212
Namibia FlagTsumebNamibia12,190
South Africa FlagKosterSouth Africa12,126
South Africa FlagBrandfortSouth Africa12,091
South Africa FlagWhittleseaSouth Africa12,080
Namibia FlagKhorixasNamibia12,021
South Africa FlagLindleySouth Africa12,000
South Africa FlagBochumSouth Africa12,000
South Africa FlagBelfastSouth Africa11,916
South Africa FlagElliotSouth Africa11,836
South Africa FlagThulamahashiSouth Africa11,655
South Africa FlagBarkly WestSouth Africa11,621
Namibia FlagOmaruruNamibia11,547
South Africa FlagKoppiesSouth Africa11,445
South Africa FlagVilliersSouth Africa11,240
South Africa FlagPrieskaSouth Africa11,236
South Africa FlagWinburgSouth Africa11,072
South Africa FlagIlingeSouth Africa10,899
South Africa FlagMarquardSouth Africa10,839
South Africa FlagVentersburgSouth Africa10,698
South Africa FlagVredefortSouth Africa10,649
South Africa FlagSpringbokSouth Africa10,438
South Africa FlagThabazimbiSouth Africa10,365
Namibia FlagBethanieNamibia10,363
Eswatini FlagBig BendEswatini10,342
South Africa FlagKirkwoodSouth Africa10,148
South Africa FlagMooirivierSouth Africa10,132
South Africa FlagDanielskuilSouth Africa10,123
South Africa FlagMoltenoSouth Africa10,078

Southern Africa Cities Overview

South Africa thoroughly dominates the region’s urban environment, with Cape Town leading as the largest city with 3.4M residents. Durban follows closely with 3.1M inhabitants, while Johannesburg maintains 2M residents.

The Gauteng urban region of South Africa contains several major cities, including Soweto (1.7M) and Pretoria (1.6M). This creates one of Africa’s largest metropolitan concentrations. Secondary cities in South Africa include Port Elizabeth (967.7K) and Pietermaritzburg (750.8K).

Beyond South Africa, the region’s capitals serve as primary urban centers for their respective nations: Windhoek in Namibia has 268.1K residents, while Gaborone in Botswana maintains 208.4K inhabitants.

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