Rustenburg's 2024 population is now estimated at 592,193. In 1950, the population of Rustenburg was 13,711. Rustenburg has grown by 17,793 in the last year, which represents a 3.1% 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 Rustenburg, which typically includes Rustenburg's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 712,603 |
| 2034 | 703,605 |
| 2033 | 694,489 |
| 2032 | 685,241 |
| 2031 | 675,832 |
| 2030 | 666,189 |
| 2029 | 656,201 |
| 2028 | 645,681 |
| 2027 | 634,362 |
| 2026 | 621,905 |
| 2025 | 607,955 |
| 2024 | 592,193 |
| 2023 | 574,400 |
| 2022 | 554,517 |
| 2021 | 532,711 |
| 2020 | 509,368 |
| 2019 | 485,087 |
| 2018 | 460,597 |
| 2017 | 434,661 |
| 2016 | 410,186 |
| 2015 | 387,089 |
| 2014 | 365,292 |
| 2013 | 344,723 |
| 2012 | 325,312 |
| 2011 | 306,994 |
| 2010 | 289,731 |
| 2009 | 273,439 |
| 2008 | 258,083 |
| 2007 | 243,551 |
| 2006 | 229,855 |
| 2005 | 216,930 |
| 2004 | 204,747 |
| 2003 | 193,218 |
| 2002 | 182,353 |
| 2001 | 168,120 |
| 2000 | 145,836 |
| 1999 | 126,455 |
| 1998 | 109,672 |
| 1997 | 95,116 |
| 1996 | 83,399 |
| 1995 | 75,189 |
| 1994 | 67,796 |
| 1993 | 61,131 |
| 1992 | 55,128 |
| 1991 | 49,701 |
| 1990 | 46,783 |
| 1989 | 44,926 |
| 1988 | 43,146 |
| 1987 | 41,432 |
| 1986 | 39,788 |
| 1985 | 38,209 |
| 1984 | 36,820 |
| 1983 | 35,537 |
| 1982 | 34,300 |
| 1981 | 33,106 |
| 1980 | 31,955 |
| 1979 | 30,842 |
| 1978 | 29,768 |
| 1977 | 28,732 |
| 1976 | 27,733 |
| 1975 | 26,767 |
| 1974 | 25,835 |
| 1973 | 24,936 |
| 1972 | 24,069 |
| 1971 | 23,230 |
| 1970 | 22,422 |
| 1969 | 21,842 |
| 1968 | 21,314 |
| 1967 | 20,797 |
| 1966 | 20,294 |
| 1965 | 19,802 |
| 1964 | 19,324 |
| 1963 | 18,855 |
| 1962 | 18,399 |
| 1961 | 17,953 |
| 1960 | 17,519 |
| 1959 | 17,094 |
| 1958 | 16,681 |
| 1957 | 16,277 |
| 1956 | 15,883 |
| 1955 | 15,498 |
| 1954 | 15,123 |
| 1953 | 14,757 |
| 1952 | 14,400 |
| 1951 | 14,051 |
| 1950 | 13,711 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13,711 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 14,051 | 2.48% | 340 |
| 1952 | 14,400 | 2.48% | 349 |
| 1953 | 14,757 | 2.48% | 357 |
| 1954 | 15,123 | 2.48% | 366 |
| 1955 | 15,498 | 2.48% | 375 |
| 1956 | 15,883 | 2.48% | 385 |
| 1957 | 16,277 | 2.48% | 394 |
| 1958 | 16,681 | 2.48% | 404 |
| 1959 | 17,094 | 2.48% | 413 |
| 1960 | 17,519 | 2.49% | 425 |
| 1961 | 17,953 | 2.48% | 434 |
| 1962 | 18,399 | 2.48% | 446 |
| 1963 | 18,855 | 2.48% | 456 |
| 1964 | 19,324 | 2.49% | 469 |
| 1965 | 19,802 | 2.47% | 478 |
| 1966 | 20,294 | 2.48% | 492 |
| 1967 | 20,797 | 2.48% | 503 |
| 1968 | 21,314 | 2.49% | 517 |
| 1969 | 21,842 | 2.48% | 528 |
| 1970 | 22,422 | 2.66% | 580 |
| 1971 | 23,230 | 3.6% | 808 |
| 1972 | 24,069 | 3.61% | 839 |
| 1973 | 24,936 | 3.6% | 867 |
| 1974 | 25,835 | 3.61% | 899 |
| 1975 | 26,767 | 3.61% | 932 |
| 1976 | 27,733 | 3.61% | 966 |
| 1977 | 28,732 | 3.6% | 999 |
| 1978 | 29,768 | 3.61% | 1,036 |
| 1979 | 30,842 | 3.61% | 1,074 |
| 1980 | 31,955 | 3.61% | 1,113 |
| 1981 | 33,106 | 3.6% | 1,151 |
| 1982 | 34,300 | 3.61% | 1,194 |
| 1983 | 35,537 | 3.61% | 1,237 |
| 1984 | 36,820 | 3.61% | 1,283 |
| 1985 | 38,209 | 3.77% | 1,389 |
| 1986 | 39,788 | 4.13% | 1,579 |
| 1987 | 41,432 | 4.13% | 1,644 |
| 1988 | 43,146 | 4.14% | 1,714 |
| 1989 | 44,926 | 4.13% | 1,780 |
| 1990 | 46,783 | 4.13% | 1,857 |
| 1991 | 49,701 | 6.24% | 2,918 |
| 1992 | 55,128 | 10.92% | 5,427 |
| 1993 | 61,131 | 10.89% | 6,003 |
| 1994 | 67,796 | 10.9% | 6,665 |
| 1995 | 75,189 | 10.9% | 7,393 |
| 1996 | 83,399 | 10.92% | 8,210 |
| 1997 | 95,116 | 14.05% | 11,717 |
| 1998 | 109,672 | 15.3% | 14,556 |
| 1999 | 126,455 | 15.3% | 16,783 |
| 2000 | 145,836 | 15.33% | 19,381 |
| 2001 | 168,120 | 15.28% | 22,284 |
| 2002 | 182,353 | 8.47% | 14,233 |
| 2003 | 193,218 | 5.96% | 10,865 |
| 2004 | 204,747 | 5.97% | 11,529 |
| 2005 | 216,930 | 5.95% | 12,183 |
| 2006 | 229,855 | 5.96% | 12,925 |
| 2007 | 243,551 | 5.96% | 13,696 |
| 2008 | 258,083 | 5.97% | 14,532 |
| 2009 | 273,439 | 5.95% | 15,356 |
| 2010 | 289,731 | 5.96% | 16,292 |
| 2011 | 306,994 | 5.96% | 17,263 |
| 2012 | 325,312 | 5.97% | 18,318 |
| 2013 | 344,723 | 5.97% | 19,411 |
| 2014 | 365,292 | 5.97% | 20,569 |
| 2015 | 387,089 | 5.97% | 21,797 |
| 2016 | 410,186 | 5.97% | 23,097 |
| 2017 | 434,661 | 5.97% | 24,475 |
| 2018 | 460,597 | 5.97% | 25,936 |
| 2019 | 485,087 | 5.32% | 24,490 |
| 2020 | 509,368 | 5.01% | 24,281 |
| 2021 | 532,711 | 4.58% | 23,343 |
| 2022 | 554,517 | 4.09% | 21,806 |
| 2023 | 574,400 | 3.59% | 19,883 |
| 2024 | 592,193 | 3.1% | 17,793 |
| 2025 | 607,955 | 2.66% | 15,762 |
| 2026 | 621,905 | 2.29% | 13,950 |
| 2027 | 634,362 | 2% | 12,457 |
| 2028 | 645,681 | 1.78% | 11,319 |
| 2029 | 656,201 | 1.63% | 10,520 |
| 2030 | 666,189 | 1.52% | 9,988 |
| 2031 | 675,832 | 1.45% | 9,643 |
| 2032 | 685,241 | 1.39% | 9,409 |
| 2033 | 694,489 | 1.35% | 9,248 |
| 2034 | 703,605 | 1.31% | 9,116 |
| 2035 | 712,603 | 1.28% | 8,998 |
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% |