Most populated Cities in South Africa
| City |
Population |
| Cape Town |
3,433,441 |
| Durban |
3,120,282 |
| Johannesburg |
2,026,469 |
| Soweto |
1,695,047 |
| Pretoria |
1,619,438 |
| Port Elizabeth |
967,677 |
| Pietermaritzburg |
750,845 |
| Benoni |
605,344 |
| Tembisa |
511,655 |
| East London |
478,676 |
| Vereeniging |
474,681 |
| Bloemfontein |
463,064 |
| Boksburg |
445,168 |
| Welkom |
431,944 |
| Newcastle |
404,838 |
| Krugersdorp |
378,821 |
| Diepsloot |
350,000 |
| Botshabelo |
309,714 |
| Brakpan |
305,692 |
| Witbank |
262,491 |
| Richards Bay |
252,968 |
| Vanderbijlpark |
246,754 |
| Centurion |
233,386 |
| Uitenhage |
228,912 |
| Roodepoort |
225,000 |
| Paarl |
190,000 |
| Springs |
186,394 |
| Carletonville |
182,304 |
| Klerksdorp |
178,921 |
| George |
174,582 |
| Midrand |
173,009 |
| Westonaria |
156,831 |
| Middelburg |
154,706 |
| Vryheid |
150,012 |
| Mossel Bay |
150,000 |
| Orkney |
145,801 |
| Kimberley |
142,089 |
| eMbalenhle |
141,741 |
| Nigel |
140,644 |
| Mpumalanga |
140,121 |
| Bhisho |
137,287 |
| Randfontein |
133,654 |
| Worcester |
127,597 |
| Rustenburg |
124,064 |
| Polokwane |
123,749 |
| Potchefstroom |
123,669 |
| Virginia |
122,502 |
| Brits |
122,497 |
| Nelspruit |
110,159 |
| Phalaborwa |
109,468 |
| Queenstown |
105,309 |
| Kroonstad |
103,992 |
| Bethal |
101,919 |
| Mokopane |
101,090 |
| Mabopane |
97,417 |
| Kutloanong |
95,008 |
| Stellenbosch |
94,263 |
| Stilfontein |
93,110 |
| Delmas |
92,046 |
| Grahamstown |
91,548 |
| Warmbaths |
90,210 |
| Louis Trichardt |
86,854 |
| Dundee |
84,413 |
| Piet Retief |
84,349 |
| Phuthaditjhaba |
84,258 |
| Bethlehem |
83,654 |
| Mthatha |
78,663 |
| Sasolburg |
77,016 |
| Mmabatho |
76,754 |
| Oudtshoorn |
76,708 |
| Standerton |
74,021 |
| Bothaville |
71,934 |
| Upington |
71,373 |
| Parys |
71,319 |
| Schweizer-Reneke |
70,214 |
| Ga-Rankuwa |
68,767 |
| Saldanha |
68,284 |
| Barberton |
67,927 |
| Lichtenburg |
65,863 |
| Heidelberg |
64,199 |
| Knysna |
63,106 |
| Graaff-Reinet |
62,896 |
| Fochville |
62,416 |
| Atlantis |
60,266 |
| Stanger |
59,899 |
| Fort Beaufort |
58,419 |
| Kraaifontein |
57,911 |
| Heilbron |
55,196 |
| Viljoenskroon |
54,955 |
| Port Shepstone |
52,793 |