Ekurhuleni's 2024 population is now estimated at 4,190,832. In 1950, the population of Ekurhuleni was 545,975. Ekurhuleni has grown by 72,505 in the last year, which represents a 1.76% 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 Ekurhuleni, which typically includes Ekurhuleni's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 4,918,391 |
| 2034 | 4,856,323 |
| 2033 | 4,793,507 |
| 2032 | 4,729,962 |
| 2031 | 4,665,717 |
| 2030 | 4,600,725 |
| 2029 | 4,534,989 |
| 2028 | 4,468,424 |
| 2027 | 4,400,874 |
| 2026 | 4,332,138 |
| 2025 | 4,262,126 |
| 2024 | 4,190,832 |
| 2023 | 4,118,327 |
| 2022 | 4,044,660 |
| 2021 | 3,969,937 |
| 2020 | 3,894,262 |
| 2019 | 3,817,938 |
| 2018 | 3,741,476 |
| 2017 | 3,648,854 |
| 2016 | 3,558,526 |
| 2015 | 3,470,433 |
| 2014 | 3,384,522 |
| 2013 | 3,300,737 |
| 2012 | 3,219,026 |
| 2011 | 3,139,338 |
| 2010 | 3,061,727 |
| 2009 | 2,986,036 |
| 2008 | 2,912,315 |
| 2007 | 2,840,220 |
| 2006 | 2,770,004 |
| 2005 | 2,701,524 |
| 2004 | 2,634,828 |
| 2003 | 2,569,602 |
| 2002 | 2,506,076 |
| 2001 | 2,434,136 |
| 2000 | 2,339,227 |
| 1999 | 2,247,771 |
| 1998 | 2,160,009 |
| 1997 | 2,075,674 |
| 1996 | 1,979,310 |
| 1995 | 1,849,074 |
| 1994 | 1,727,570 |
| 1993 | 1,614,050 |
| 1992 | 1,508,131 |
| 1991 | 1,408,899 |
| 1990 | 1,359,780 |
| 1989 | 1,332,386 |
| 1988 | 1,305,580 |
| 1987 | 1,279,242 |
| 1986 | 1,253,470 |
| 1985 | 1,228,218 |
| 1984 | 1,203,096 |
| 1983 | 1,178,228 |
| 1982 | 1,153,907 |
| 1981 | 1,130,088 |
| 1980 | 1,106,793 |
| 1979 | 1,083,915 |
| 1978 | 1,061,541 |
| 1977 | 1,039,627 |
| 1976 | 1,018,198 |
| 1975 | 997,151 |
| 1974 | 976,568 |
| 1973 | 956,410 |
| 1972 | 936,695 |
| 1971 | 917,333 |
| 1970 | 898,397 |
| 1969 | 874,726 |
| 1968 | 850,809 |
| 1967 | 827,483 |
| 1966 | 804,827 |
| 1965 | 782,792 |
| 1964 | 761,389 |
| 1963 | 740,514 |
| 1962 | 720,240 |
| 1961 | 700,520 |
| 1960 | 682,054 |
| 1959 | 667,025 |
| 1958 | 652,348 |
| 1957 | 637,993 |
| 1956 | 623,973 |
| 1955 | 610,224 |
| 1954 | 596,796 |
| 1953 | 583,664 |
| 1952 | 570,838 |
| 1951 | 558,260 |
| 1950 | 545,975 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 545,975 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 558,260 | 2.25% | 12,285 |
| 1952 | 570,838 | 2.25% | 12,578 |
| 1953 | 583,664 | 2.25% | 12,826 |
| 1954 | 596,796 | 2.25% | 13,132 |
| 1955 | 610,224 | 2.25% | 13,428 |
| 1956 | 623,973 | 2.25% | 13,749 |
| 1957 | 637,993 | 2.25% | 14,020 |
| 1958 | 652,348 | 2.25% | 14,355 |
| 1959 | 667,025 | 2.25% | 14,677 |
| 1960 | 682,054 | 2.25% | 15,029 |
| 1961 | 700,520 | 2.71% | 18,466 |
| 1962 | 720,240 | 2.82% | 19,720 |
| 1963 | 740,514 | 2.81% | 20,274 |
| 1964 | 761,389 | 2.82% | 20,875 |
| 1965 | 782,792 | 2.81% | 21,403 |
| 1966 | 804,827 | 2.81% | 22,035 |
| 1967 | 827,483 | 2.82% | 22,656 |
| 1968 | 850,809 | 2.82% | 23,326 |
| 1969 | 874,726 | 2.81% | 23,917 |
| 1970 | 898,397 | 2.71% | 23,671 |
| 1971 | 917,333 | 2.11% | 18,936 |
| 1972 | 936,695 | 2.11% | 19,362 |
| 1973 | 956,410 | 2.1% | 19,715 |
| 1974 | 976,568 | 2.11% | 20,158 |
| 1975 | 997,151 | 2.11% | 20,583 |
| 1976 | 1,018,198 | 2.11% | 21,047 |
| 1977 | 1,039,627 | 2.1% | 21,429 |
| 1978 | 1,061,541 | 2.11% | 21,914 |
| 1979 | 1,083,915 | 2.11% | 22,374 |
| 1980 | 1,106,793 | 2.11% | 22,878 |
| 1981 | 1,130,088 | 2.1% | 23,295 |
| 1982 | 1,153,907 | 2.11% | 23,819 |
| 1983 | 1,178,228 | 2.11% | 24,321 |
| 1984 | 1,203,096 | 2.11% | 24,868 |
| 1985 | 1,228,218 | 2.09% | 25,122 |
| 1986 | 1,253,470 | 2.06% | 25,252 |
| 1987 | 1,279,242 | 2.06% | 25,772 |
| 1988 | 1,305,580 | 2.06% | 26,338 |
| 1989 | 1,332,386 | 2.05% | 26,806 |
| 1990 | 1,359,780 | 2.06% | 27,394 |
| 1991 | 1,408,899 | 3.61% | 49,119 |
| 1992 | 1,508,131 | 7.04% | 99,232 |
| 1993 | 1,614,050 | 7.02% | 105,919 |
| 1994 | 1,727,570 | 7.03% | 113,520 |
| 1995 | 1,849,074 | 7.03% | 121,504 |
| 1996 | 1,979,310 | 7.04% | 130,236 |
| 1997 | 2,075,674 | 4.87% | 96,364 |
| 1998 | 2,160,009 | 4.06% | 84,335 |
| 1999 | 2,247,771 | 4.06% | 87,762 |
| 2000 | 2,339,227 | 4.07% | 91,456 |
| 2001 | 2,434,136 | 4.06% | 94,909 |
| 2002 | 2,506,076 | 2.96% | 71,940 |
| 2003 | 2,569,602 | 2.53% | 63,526 |
| 2004 | 2,634,828 | 2.54% | 65,226 |
| 2005 | 2,701,524 | 2.53% | 66,696 |
| 2006 | 2,770,004 | 2.53% | 68,480 |
| 2007 | 2,840,220 | 2.53% | 70,216 |
| 2008 | 2,912,315 | 2.54% | 72,095 |
| 2009 | 2,986,036 | 2.53% | 73,721 |
| 2010 | 3,061,727 | 2.53% | 75,691 |
| 2011 | 3,139,338 | 2.53% | 77,611 |
| 2012 | 3,219,026 | 2.54% | 79,688 |
| 2013 | 3,300,737 | 2.54% | 81,711 |
| 2014 | 3,384,522 | 2.54% | 83,785 |
| 2015 | 3,470,433 | 2.54% | 85,911 |
| 2016 | 3,558,526 | 2.54% | 88,093 |
| 2017 | 3,648,854 | 2.54% | 90,328 |
| 2018 | 3,741,476 | 2.54% | 92,622 |
| 2019 | 3,817,938 | 2.04% | 76,462 |
| 2020 | 3,894,262 | 2% | 76,324 |
| 2021 | 3,969,937 | 1.94% | 75,675 |
| 2022 | 4,044,660 | 1.88% | 74,723 |
| 2023 | 4,118,327 | 1.82% | 73,667 |
| 2024 | 4,190,832 | 1.76% | 72,505 |
| 2025 | 4,262,126 | 1.7% | 71,294 |
| 2026 | 4,332,138 | 1.64% | 70,012 |
| 2027 | 4,400,874 | 1.59% | 68,736 |
| 2028 | 4,468,424 | 1.53% | 67,550 |
| 2029 | 4,534,989 | 1.49% | 66,565 |
| 2030 | 4,600,725 | 1.45% | 65,736 |
| 2031 | 4,665,717 | 1.41% | 64,992 |
| 2032 | 4,729,962 | 1.38% | 64,245 |
| 2033 | 4,793,507 | 1.34% | 63,545 |
| 2034 | 4,856,323 | 1.31% | 62,816 |
| 2035 | 4,918,391 | 1.28% | 62,068 |
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% |