Southern Africa Cities by Population 2024

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City	Country	Population
Cape Town	South Africa	3,433,441
Durban	South Africa	3,120,282
Johannesburg	South Africa	2,026,469
Soweto	South Africa	1,695,047
Pretoria	South Africa	1,619,438
Port Elizabeth	South Africa	967,677
Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	750,845
Benoni	South Africa	605,344
Tembisa	South Africa	511,655
East London	South Africa	478,676
Vereeniging	South Africa	474,681
Bloemfontein	South Africa	463,064
Boksburg	South Africa	445,168
Welkom	South Africa	431,944
Newcastle	South Africa	404,838
Krugersdorp	South Africa	378,821
Diepsloot	South Africa	350,000
Randburg	South Africa	337,053
Botshabelo	South Africa	309,714
Brakpan	South Africa	305,692
Windhoek	Namibia	268,132
Witbank	South Africa	262,491
Richards Bay	South Africa	252,968
Vanderbijlpark	South Africa	246,754
Centurion	South Africa	233,386
Uitenhage	South Africa	228,912
Roodepoort	South Africa	225,000
Gaborone	Botswana	208,411
Paarl	South Africa	190,000
Springs	South Africa	186,394
Carletonville	South Africa	182,304
Klerksdorp	South Africa	178,921
Midrand	South Africa	173,009
Westonaria	South Africa	156,831
Middelburg	South Africa	154,706
Vryheid	South Africa	150,012
Orkney	South Africa	145,801
Kimberley	South Africa	142,089
eMbalenhle	South Africa	141,741
Nigel	South Africa	140,644
Mpumalanga	South Africa	140,121
Bhisho	South Africa	137,287
Randfontein	South Africa	133,654
Worcester	South Africa	127,597
Rustenburg	South Africa	124,064
Polokwane	South Africa	123,749
Potchefstroom	South Africa	123,669
Virginia	South Africa	122,502
Brits	South Africa	122,497
Alberton	South Africa	121,536
Maseru	Lesotho	118,355
Manzini	Eswatini	110,537
Nelspruit	South Africa	110,159
Phalaborwa	South Africa	109,468
Queenstown	South Africa	105,309
Kroonstad	South Africa	103,992
Bethal	South Africa	101,919
Mokopane	South Africa	101,090
Mabopane	South Africa	97,417
Kutloanong	South Africa	95,008
Stellenbosch	South Africa	94,263
Stilfontein	South Africa	93,110
Delmas	South Africa	92,046
Grahamstown	South Africa	91,548
Warmbaths	South Africa	90,210
Francistown	Botswana	89,979
Louis Trichardt	South Africa	86,854
Dundee	South Africa	84,413
Piet Retief	South Africa	84,349
Phuthaditjhaba	South Africa	84,258
Bethlehem	South Africa	83,654
Mthatha	South Africa	78,663
Sasolburg	South Africa	77,016
Mmabatho	South Africa	76,754
Mbabane	Eswatini	76,218
Standerton	South Africa	74,021
Bothaville	South Africa	71,934
Upington	South Africa	71,373
Parys	South Africa	71,319
Schweizer-Reneke	South Africa	70,214
Ga-Rankuwa	South Africa	68,767
Knysna	South Africa	68,659
Saldanha	South Africa	68,284
Barberton	South Africa	67,927
Lichtenburg	South Africa	65,863
Heidelberg	South Africa	64,199
Molepolole	Botswana	63,248
Graaff-Reinet	South Africa	62,896
Fochville	South Africa	62,416
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	61,507
Atlantis	South Africa	60,266
KwaDukuza	South Africa	59,899
Mossel Bay	South Africa	59,031
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	58,419
Rundu	Namibia	58,172
Kraaifontein	South Africa	57,911
Mafeteng	Lesotho	57,059
Wellington	South Africa	55,543
Heilbron	South Africa	55,196
Viljoenskroon	South Africa	54,955
Selebi-Phikwe	Botswana	53,727
Port Shepstone	South Africa	52,793
Walvis Bay	Namibia	52,058
Maun	Botswana	49,945
Vryburg	South Africa	49,588
Wolmaransstad	South Africa	49,366
Edenvale	South Africa	49,292
eSikhaleni	South Africa	49,265
Leribe	Lesotho	47,675
Serowe	Botswana	47,419
Balfour	South Africa	46,008
Mondlo	South Africa	44,922
Beaufort West	South Africa	44,737
Kanye	Botswana	44,716
Mahalapye	Botswana	44,471
Aliwal North	South Africa	44,436
Thohoyandou	South Africa	44,046
Mogoditshane	Botswana	43,394
Volksrust	South Africa	43,378
Wesselsbron	South Africa	42,552
Ceres	South Africa	41,596
Ermelo	South Africa	41,124
Senekal	South Africa	39,584
Thaba Nchu	South Africa	38,616
Vredenburg	South Africa	38,382
Ekangala	South Africa	37,650
Giyani	South Africa	37,024
Mochudi	Botswana	36,962
Stutterheim	South Africa	35,510
Harrismith	South Africa	35,108
Malmesbury	South Africa	34,991
Theunissen	South Africa	34,718
Margate	South Africa	34,407
Butterworth	South Africa	34,353
Oshakati	Namibia	33,618
Lebowakgomo	South Africa	33,308
Cradock	South Africa	32,898
Richmond	South Africa	32,445
De Aar	South Africa	32,318
Retreat	South Africa	32,289
Maputsoe	Lesotho	32,117
Allanridge	South Africa	31,700
Lobatse	Botswana	30,883
Palapye	Botswana	30,650
Nkowakowa	South Africa	30,138
Postmasburg	South Africa	30,089
Grabouw	South Africa	29,885
Howick	South Africa	28,725
Mohale's Hoek	Lesotho	28,310
Driefontein	South Africa	28,127
Empangeni	South Africa	28,093
Robertson	South Africa	27,715
Bronkhorstspruit	South Africa	27,343
Siyabuswa	South Africa	26,236
Mpophomeni	South Africa	26,229
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	25,573
Cullinan	South Africa	25,490
Kokstad	South Africa	25,373
Hermanus	South Africa	25,153
Swakopmund	Namibia	25,047
Lady Frere	South Africa	25,041
Katima Mulilo	Namibia	25,027
Midstream	South Africa	25,000
Duiwelskloof	South Africa	24,572
Quthing	Lesotho	24,130
Grootfontein	Namibia	24,099
Scottburgh	South Africa	23,949
Hennenman	South Africa	22,847
Pampierstad	South Africa	21,800
Lydenburg	South Africa	21,695
Ramotswa	Botswana	21,450
Rehoboth	Namibia	21,377
Katutura	Namibia	21,243
Otjiwarongo	Namibia	21,224
Okahandja	Namibia	20,879
Thamaga	Botswana	20,756
Ulundi	South Africa	20,753
Modimolle	South Africa	20,527
Komatipoort	South Africa	20,508
Secunda	South Africa	20,418
eMkhomazi	South Africa	20,410
Queensdale	South Africa	20,009
Mosopa	Botswana	19,561
Plettenberg Bay	South Africa	19,445
Kruisfontein	South Africa	18,991
Middelburg	South Africa	18,164
Letlhakane	Botswana	18,136
Port Alfred	South Africa	17,959
Warrenton	South Africa	17,946
Tonota	Botswana	17,759
Zeerust	South Africa	17,708
Christiana	South Africa	17,523
Lansdowne	South Africa	17,399
Ladybrand	South Africa	17,228
Ballito	South Africa	17,218
Bloemhof	South Africa	17,122
Tzaneen	South Africa	16,954
Janeng	Botswana	16,853
Reitz	South Africa	16,637
Butha-Buthe	Lesotho	16,330
Gobabis	Namibia	16,321
Riversdale	South Africa	16,176
Somerset East	South Africa	16,155
White River	South Africa	15,954
Hendrina	South Africa	15,871
Keetmanshoop	Namibia	15,608
Montagu	South Africa	15,176
Rondebosch	South Africa	15,158
Luderitz	Namibia	15,137
Kriel	South Africa	15,055
Berea	South Africa	15,000
Bredasdorp	South Africa	14,936
Vredendal	South Africa	14,806
Eshowe	South Africa	14,786
Vrede	South Africa	14,622
Claremont	South Africa	14,531
Ekuvukeni	South Africa	14,331
Mahikeng	South Africa	14,000
Greytown	South Africa	13,912
Swellendam	South Africa	13,674
Glencoe	South Africa	13,547
Jan Kempdorp	South Africa	13,485
Mariental	Namibia	13,380
Nako	Lesotho	13,146
Prince Albert	South Africa	13,136
Ga-Kgapane	South Africa	13,000
Gabane	Botswana	12,884
Hoopstad	South Africa	12,663
Breyten	South Africa	12,550
Burgersdorp	South Africa	12,548
Mankoeng	South Africa	12,499
Sundumbili	South Africa	12,455
Zastron	South Africa	12,449
Colesberg	South Africa	12,423
Deneysville	South Africa	12,397
George	South Africa	12,345
Clocolan	South Africa	12,318
Adelaide	South Africa	12,212
Tsumeb	Namibia	12,190
Koster	South Africa	12,126
Brandfort	South Africa	12,091
Whittlesea	South Africa	12,080
Khorixas	Namibia	12,021
Lindley	South Africa	12,000
Bochum	South Africa	12,000
Belfast	South Africa	11,916
Elliot	South Africa	11,836
Thulamahashi	South Africa	11,655
Barkly West	South Africa	11,621
Omaruru	Namibia	11,547
Koppies	South Africa	11,445
Villiers	South Africa	11,240
Prieska	South Africa	11,236
Winburg	South Africa	11,072
Ilinge	South Africa	10,899
Marquard	South Africa	10,839
Ventersburg	South Africa	10,698
Vredefort	South Africa	10,649
Springbok	South Africa	10,438
Thabazimbi	South Africa	10,365
Bethanie	Namibia	10,363
Big Bend	Eswatini	10,342
Kirkwood	South Africa	10,148
Mooirivier	South Africa	10,132
Danielskuil	South Africa	10,123
Molteno	South Africa	10,078

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