South Africa: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Municipalities
The population of the provinces and municipalities of the Republic of South Africa.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, population group, first language).| Name | Status | Population Census 1996-10-09 | Population Census 2001-10-09 | Population Census 2011-10-09 | Population Estimate 2016-03-06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Province | 6,147,244 | 6,278,651 | 6,562,053 | 6,996,976 | → |
| Amahlathi | Local Municipality | 136,461 | 137,904 | 122,778 | 122,548 | → |
| Baviaans | Local Municipality | 17,089 | 16,897 | 17,761 | 18,131 | → |
| Blue Crane Route | Local Municipality | 34,577 | 35,407 | 36,002 | 36,063 | → |
| Buffalo City (East London) | Metropolitan Municipality | 685,727 | 704,855 | 755,200 | 810,528 | → |
| Camdeboo | Local Municipality | 46,824 | 45,773 | 50,993 | 53,441 | → |
| Elundini | Local Municipality | 134,888 | 137,394 | 138,141 | 145,358 | → |
| Emalahleni | Local Municipality | 130,670 | 121,822 | 119,460 | 122,691 | → |
| Engcobo | Local Municipality | 165,041 | 162,248 | 155,513 | 162,014 | → |
| Gariep | Local Municipality | 29,610 | 31,314 | 33,677 | 36,485 | → |
| Great Kei | Local Municipality | 40,086 | 44,459 | 38,991 | 39,476 | → |
| Ikwezi | Local Municipality | 10,518 | 10,367 | 10,537 | 10,625 | → |
| Inkwanca | Local Municipality | 19,426 | 20,244 | 21,971 | 24,087 | → |
| Intsika Yethu | Local Municipality | 164,448 | 154,828 | 145,372 | 146,341 | → |
| Inxuba Yethemba | Local Municipality | 57,872 | 60,364 | 65,560 | 70,493 | → |
| King Sabata Dalindyebo | Local Municipality | 396,312 | 416,348 | 451,710 | 490,207 | → |
| Kouga | Local Municipality | 63,241 | 71,390 | 98,558 | 112,941 | → |
| Kou-Kamma | Local Municipality | 28,204 | 34,439 | 40,663 | 43,688 | → |
| Lukanji | Local Municipality | 176,365 | 181,799 | 190,723 | 204,111 | → |
| Makana | Local Municipality | 77,656 | 75,302 | 80,390 | 82,060 | → |
| Maletswai | Local Municipality | 32,242 | 37,307 | 43,800 | 50,778 | → |
| Matatiele | Local Municipality | 200,867 | 194,630 | 203,843 | 219,477 | → |
| Mbhashe | Local Municipality | 255,748 | 263,959 | 254,909 | 270,068 | → |
| Mbizana | Local Municipality | 235,505 | 245,730 | 281,905 | 319,948 | → |
| Mhlontlo | Local Municipality | 200,518 | 202,933 | 188,226 | 186,860 | → |
| Mnquma | Local Municipality | 286,592 | 283,667 | 252,390 | 254,013 | → |
| Ndlambe | Local Municipality | 46,514 | 54,717 | 61,176 | 63,180 | → |
| Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) | Metropolitan Municipality | 969,518 | 1,005,780 | 1,152,115 | 1,263,051 | → |
| Ngqushwa | Local Municipality | 93,320 | 84,233 | 72,190 | 69,200 | → |
| Ngquza Hill (Ingquza Hill, Qaukeni) | Local Municipality | 245,363 | 254,480 | 278,481 | 303,379 | → |
| Nkonkobe | Local Municipality | 144,161 | 129,874 | 127,115 | 134,058 | → |
| Ntabankulu | Local Municipality | 119,765 | 130,980 | 123,976 | 129,154 | → |
| Nxuba | Local Municipality | 24,792 | 24,824 | 24,264 | 25,458 | → |
| Nyandeni | Local Municipality | 260,799 | 274,416 | 290,390 | 309,702 | → |
| Port St Johns | Local Municipality | 145,957 | 146,967 | 156,136 | 166,779 | → |
| Sakhisizwe | Local Municipality | 65,224 | 66,447 | 63,582 | 65,693 | → |
| Senqu | Local Municipality | 131,258 | 135,734 | 134,150 | 140,720 | → |
| Sunday's River Valley | Local Municipality | 45,537 | 43,914 | 54,504 | 59,793 | → |
| Tsolwana | Local Municipality | 35,104 | 32,537 | 33,281 | 35,065 | → |
| Umzimvubu | Local Municipality | 193,448 | 202,369 | 191,620 | 199,315 | → |
| Free State (Oranje Free State) | Province | 2,633,504 | 2,706,775 | 2,745,590 | 2,834,714 | → |
| Dihlabeng | Local Municipality | 107,798 | 129,338 | 128,704 | 140,044 | → |
| Kopanong | Local Municipality | 50,017 | 56,079 | 49,171 | 49,999 | → |
| Letsemeng | Local Municipality | 35,449 | 42,847 | 38,628 | 40,044 | → |
| Mafube | Local Municipality | 52,005 | 56,637 | 57,876 | 57,574 | → |
| Maluti a Phofung | Local Municipality | 353,238 | 360,549 | 335,784 | 353,452 | → |
| Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | Metropolitan Municipality | 603,528 | 645,440 | 747,431 | 759,693 | → |
| Mantsopa | Local Municipality | 50,081 | 55,342 | 51,056 | 53,525 | → |
| Masilonyana | Local Municipality | 65,851 | 64,409 | 63,334 | 66,084 | → |
| Matjhabeng | Local Municipality | 476,763 | 408,170 | 406,461 | 428,843 | → |
| Metsimaholo | Local Municipality | 106,912 | 115,955 | 149,108 | 163,564 | → |
| Mohokare | Local Municipality | 36,238 | 36,321 | 34,146 | 35,840 | → |
| Moqhaka | Local Municipality | 169,440 | 167,892 | 160,532 | 154,732 | → |
| Nala | Local Municipality | 82,141 | 98,264 | 81,220 | 78,515 | → |
| Naledi | Local Municipality | 24,912 | 27,479 | 24,314 | 24,797 | → |
| Ngwathe | Local Municipality | 120,007 | 118,810 | 120,520 | 118,907 | → |
| Nketoana | Local Municipality | 64,284 | 61,951 | 60,324 | 64,893 | → |
| Phumelela | Local Municipality | 46,657 | 51,928 | 47,772 | 50,054 | → |
| Setsoto | Local Municipality | 109,768 | 123,194 | 112,597 | 117,632 | → |
| Tokologo | Local Municipality | 26,767 | 32,455 | 28,986 | 29,149 | → |
| Tswelopele | Local Municipality | 51,648 | 53,714 | 47,625 | 47,373 | → |
| Gauteng | Province | 7,834,125 | 9,388,854 | 12,272,263 | 13,399,725 | → |
| City of Johannesburg | Metropolitan Municipality | 2,638,470 | 3,226,060 | 4,434,827 | 4,949,347 | → |
| City of Tshwane (Pretoria) | Metropolitan Municipality | 1,792,360 | 2,142,320 | 2,921,488 | 3,275,152 | → |
| Ekurhuleni (East Rand) | Metropolitan Municipality | 2,026,980 | 2,481,760 | 3,178,470 | 3,379,104 | → |
| Emfuleni | Local Municipality | 597,285 | 657,949 | 721,663 | 733,445 | → |
| Lesedi | Local Municipality | 66,206 | 71,868 | 99,520 | 112,472 | → |
| Merafong City | Local Municipality | 209,727 | 210,481 | 197,520 | 188,843 | → |
| Midvaal | Local Municipality | 53,353 | 64,271 | 95,301 | 111,612 | → |
| Mogale City | Local Municipality | 226,446 | 295,505 | 362,422 | 383,864 | → |
| Randfontein | Local Municipality | 107,711 | 128,842 | 149,286 | 156,985 | → |
| Westonaria | Local Municipality | 115,592 | 109,799 | 111,767 | 108,902 | → |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Province | 8,572,302 | 9,584,129 | 10,267,300 | 11,065,240 | → |
| Abaqulusi | Local Municipality | 167,904 | 191,019 | 211,060 | 241,196 | → |
| Dannhauser | Local Municipality | 99,216 | 102,779 | 102,161 | 105,121 | → |
| eDumbe | Local Municipality | 65,368 | 82,241 | 82,053 | 89,614 | → |
| Emadlangeni (Utrecht) | Local Municipality | 23,915 | 32,277 | 34,442 | 36,869 | → |
| Emnambithi/Ladysmith | Local Municipality | 178,514 | 225,459 | 237,437 | 253,382 | → |
| Endumeni | Local Municipality | 44,402 | 51,101 | 64,862 | 76,639 | → |
| eThekwini (Durban) | Metropolitan Municipality | 2,748,300 | 3,090,121 | 3,442,361 | 3,661,911 | → |
| Ezingoleni (Ezinqoleni) | Local Municipality | 47,547 | 54,775 | 52,540 | 56,315 | → |
| Greater Kokstad | Local Municipality | 34,731 | 56,528 | 65,981 | 76,753 | → |
| Hibiscus Coast | Local Municipality | 191,201 | 217,824 | 256,135 | 292,219 | → |
| Hlabisa | Local Municipality | 65,978 | 69,269 | 71,925 | 77,265 | → |
| Imbabazane | Local Municipality | 112,522 | 120,622 | 113,073 | 114,917 | → |
| Impendle | Local Municipality | 39,957 | 37,844 | 33,105 | 33,328 | → |
| Indaka | Local Municipality | 98,478 | 113,644 | 103,116 | 103,113 | → |
| Ingwe | Local Municipality | 94,511 | 107,558 | 100,548 | 105,061 | → |
| Jozini | Local Municipality | 151,747 | 184,206 | 186,502 | 198,215 | → |
| KwaDukuza | Local Municipality | 143,758 | 167,805 | 231,187 | 276,719 | → |
| Kwa Sani | Local Municipality | 11,930 | 11,848 | 12,898 | 14,537 | → |
| Mandeni (eNdondakusuka) | Local Municipality | 107,070 | 127,327 | 138,078 | 147,808 | → |
| Maphumulo | Local Municipality | 124,677 | 120,643 | 96,724 | 89,969 | → |
| Mfolozi (Mbonambi) | Local Municipality | 96,461 | 106,942 | 122,889 | 138,561 | → |
| Mkhambathini | Local Municipality | 45,174 | 59,067 | 63,142 | 68,881 | → |
| Mpofana | Local Municipality | 25,512 | 36,832 | 38,103 | 41,096 | → |
| Msinga | Local Municipality | 160,149 | 167,274 | 177,577 | 189,578 | → |
| Mthonjaneni | Local Municipality | 36,827 | 50,382 | 47,818 | 49,778 | → |
| Mtubatuba | Local Municipality | 128,559 | 145,820 | 175,425 | 202,176 | → |
| Ndwedwe | Local Municipality | 169,234 | 144,615 | 140,820 | 143,117 | → |
| Newcastle | Local Municipality | 287,659 | 332,981 | 363,236 | 389,117 | → |
| Nkandla | Local Municipality | 129,493 | 133,602 | 114,416 | 114,284 | → |
| Nongoma | Local Municipality | 188,959 | 198,443 | 194,908 | 211,892 | → |
| Nquthu | Local Municipality | 151,497 | 169,419 | 165,307 | 171,325 | → |
| Ntambanana | Local Municipality | 72,705 | 84,771 | 74,336 | 74,792 | → |
| Okhahlamba | Local Municipality | 119,342 | 137,924 | 132,068 | 135,132 | → |
| Richmond | Local Municipality | 62,099 | 63,223 | 65,793 | 71,547 | → |
| The Big Five False Bay | Local Municipality | 28,857 | 31,482 | 35,258 | 39,357 | → |
| The Msunduzi | Local Municipality | 524,266 | 552,837 | 618,536 | 679,766 | → |
| Ubuhlebezwe | Local Municipality | 78,542 | 101,959 | 101,691 | 108,628 | → |
| Ulundi | Local Municipality | 170,551 | 188,585 | 188,317 | 205,762 | → |
| Umdoni | Local Municipality | 54,201 | 62,375 | 78,875 | 92,100 | → |
| Umhlabuyalingana | Local Municipality | 128,616 | 142,565 | 156,736 | 172,077 | → |
| uMhlathuze | Local Municipality | 196,894 | 289,190 | 334,459 | 370,579 | → |
| uMlalazi | Local Municipality | 230,205 | 221,078 | 213,601 | 223,140 | → |
| uMngeni | Local Municipality | 69,742 | 73,896 | 92,710 | 105,609 | → |
| uMshwathi | Local Municipality | 114,924 | 108,422 | 106,374 | 111,645 | → |
| Umtshezi | Local Municipality | 47,693 | 60,087 | 83,153 | 100,265 | → |
| uMuziwabantu | Local Municipality | 82,103 | 92,327 | 96,556 | 108,576 | → |
| Umvoti | Local Municipality | 90,250 | 92,294 | 103,093 | 113,635 | → |
| Umzimkhulu | Local Municipality | 165,349 | 174,338 | 180,302 | 197,286 | → |
| Umzumbe | Local Municipality | 166,830 | 193,768 | 160,975 | 160,005 | → |
| uPhongolo | Local Municipality | 98,274 | 119,781 | 127,238 | 143,845 | → |
| Vulamehlo | Local Municipality | 99,610 | 82,961 | 77,403 | 80,739 | → |
| Limpopo (Northern Transvaal) | Province | 4,576,566 | 4,995,462 | 5,404,868 | 5,799,090 | → |
| Aganang | Local Municipality | 146,335 | 146,872 | 131,164 | 125,072 | → |
| Ba-Phalaborwa | Local Municipality | 109,741 | 131,536 | 150,637 | 168,937 | → |
| Bela-Bela | Local Municipality | 47,592 | 52,124 | 66,500 | 76,296 | → |
| Blouberg | Local Municipality | 158,751 | 171,721 | 162,629 | 160,604 | → |
| Elias Motsoaledi (Greater Groblersdal) | Local Municipality | 220,394 | 221,647 | 249,363 | 268,256 | → |
| Ephraim Mogale (Greater Marble Hall) | Local Municipality | 97,988 | 121,327 | 123,648 | 127,168 | → |
| Fetakgomo | Local Municipality | 97,213 | 92,598 | 93,795 | 96,668 | → |
| Greater Giyani | Local Municipality | 218,751 | 240,729 | 244,217 | 256,127 | → |
| Greater Letaba | Local Municipality | 203,541 | 218,873 | 212,701 | 218,030 | → |
| Greater Tubatse | Local Municipality | 229,583 | 269,608 | 335,676 | 393,713 | → |
| Greater Tzaneen | Local Municipality | 342,551 | 375,586 | 390,095 | 416,488 | → |
| Lepelle-Nkumpi | Local Municipality | 234,926 | 227,970 | 230,350 | 233,925 | → |
| Lephalale | Local Municipality | 78,715 | 85,272 | 115,767 | 136,626 | → |
| Makhado | Local Municipality | 455,597 | 494,264 | 516,031 | 542,416 | → |
| Makhuduthamaga | Local Municipality | 269,313 | 262,005 | 274,358 | 283,956 | → |
| Maruleng | Local Municipality | 87,871 | 94,383 | 94,857 | 99,605 | → |
| Modimolle | Local Municipality | 46,717 | 69,027 | 68,513 | 71,044 | → |
| Mogalakwena | Local Municipality | 282,534 | 298,439 | 307,682 | 328,905 | → |
| Molemole | Local Municipality | 107,635 | 109,441 | 108,321 | 108,645 | → |
| Mookgophong | Local Municipality | 15,674 | 34,541 | 35,640 | 36,655 | → |
| Musina | Local Municipality | 33,061 | 39,310 | 68,359 | 94,461 | → |
| Mutale | Local Municipality | 73,313 | 82,893 | 91,870 | 99,090 | → |
| Polokwane | Local Municipality | 424,835 | 508,277 | 628,999 | 702,190 | → |
| Thabazimbi | Local Municipality | 60,175 | 65,533 | 85,234 | 96,232 | → |
| Thulamela | Local Municipality | 533,757 | 581,487 | 618,462 | 657,982 | → |
| Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal) | Province | 3,123,869 | 3,365,554 | 4,039,939 | 4,335,964 | → |
| Albert Luthuli | Local Municipality | 182,719 | 187,751 | 186,010 | 187,630 | → |
| Bushbuckridge | Local Municipality | 545,811 | 500,128 | 541,248 | 548,760 | → |
| Dipaleseng | Local Municipality | 39,042 | 38,618 | 42,390 | 45,232 | → |
| Dr JS Moroka | Local Municipality | 259,302 | 243,313 | 249,705 | 246,016 | → |
| Emakhazeni (Highlands) | Local Municipality | 37,004 | 43,007 | 47,216 | 48,149 | → |
| Emalahleni | Local Municipality | 236,040 | 276,413 | 395,466 | 455,228 | → |
| Govan Mbeki (Highveld East) | Local Municipality | 209,626 | 221,747 | 294,538 | 340,091 | → |
| Lekwa | Local Municipality | 90,080 | 103,265 | 115,662 | 123,419 | → |
| Mbombela | Local Municipality | 426,090 | 476,903 | 588,794 | 622,158 | → |
| Mkhondo | Local Municipality | 100,388 | 143,077 | 171,982 | 189,036 | → |
| Msukaligwa | Local Municipality | 105,368 | 124,812 | 149,377 | 164,608 | → |
| Nkomazi | Local Municipality | 277,864 | 334,668 | 393,030 | 410,907 | → |
| Pixley ka Seme | Local Municipality | 70,178 | 80,737 | 83,235 | 85,395 | → |
| Steve Tshwete (Middelburg) | Local Municipality | 135,335 | 142,772 | 229,831 | 278,749 | → |
| Thaba Chweu | Local Municipality | 65,909 | 81,681 | 98,387 | 101,895 | → |
| Thembisile | Local Municipality | 241,360 | 256,583 | 310,458 | 333,331 | → |
| Umjindi | Local Municipality | 48,547 | 53,744 | 67,156 | 71,211 | → |
| Victor Khanye (Delmas) | Local Municipality | 53,208 | 56,335 | 75,452 | 84,151 | → |
| Northern Cape | Province | 1,011,864 | 991,919 | 1,145,861 | 1,193,780 | → |
| !Kheis | Local Municipality | 15,046 | 16,538 | 16,637 | 16,566 | → |
| Dikgatlong | Local Municipality | 39,527 | 38,262 | 46,841 | 48,164 | → |
| Emthanjeni | Local Municipality | 39,363 | 35,785 | 42,356 | 45,404 | → |
| Gamagara | Local Municipality | 22,219 | 23,202 | 41,617 | 53,656 | → |
| Ga-Segonyana | Local Municipality | 61,967 | 70,392 | 93,652 | 104,408 | → |
| Hantam | Local Municipality | 19,942 | 20,351 | 21,578 | 21,342 | → |
| Joe Morolong (Moshaweng) | Local Municipality | 112,435 | 97,945 | 89,530 | 84,201 | → |
| Kai !Garib | Local Municipality | 57,905 | 58,671 | 65,869 | 68,929 | → |
| Kamiesberg | Local Municipality | 11,064 | 10,754 | 10,187 | 9,605 | → |
| Kareeberg | Local Municipality | 11,474 | 9,488 | 11,673 | 12,772 | → |
| Karoo Hoogland | Local Municipality | 12,387 | 10,512 | 12,588 | 13,069 | → |
| Kgatelopele | Local Municipality | 16,113 | 14,743 | 18,687 | 20,691 | → |
| Khâi-Ma | Local Municipality | 9,550 | 11,469 | 12,465 | 12,473 | → |
| //Khara Hais | Local Municipality | 80,823 | 77,919 | 93,494 | 100,282 | → |
| Magareng | Local Municipality | 22,457 | 21,733 | 24,204 | 24,059 | → |
| Mier | Local Municipality | 7,027 | 7,207 | 7,003 | 6,879 | → |
| Nama Khoi | Local Municipality | 43,841 | 44,900 | 47,041 | 46,512 | → |
| Phokwane | Local Municipality | 57,591 | 61,321 | 63,000 | 60,168 | → |
| Renosterberg | Local Municipality | 9,432 | 9,070 | 10,978 | 11,818 | → |
| Richtersveld | Local Municipality | 12,819 | 10,125 | 11,982 | 12,487 | → |
| Siyancuma | Local Municipality | 38,408 | 39,275 | 37,076 | 35,941 | → |
| Siyathemba | Local Municipality | 20,156 | 18,445 | 21,591 | 23,075 | → |
| Sol Plaatje | Local Municipality | 205,103 | 202,246 | 248,041 | 255,351 | → |
| Thembelihle | Local Municipality | 13,576 | 14,467 | 15,701 | 16,230 | → |
| Tsantsabane | Local Municipality | 26,567 | 27,082 | 35,093 | 39,345 | → |
| Ubuntu | Local Municipality | 19,705 | 16,375 | 18,601 | 19,471 | → |
| Umsobomvu | Local Municipality | 25,367 | 23,641 | 28,376 | 30,883 | → |
| North West | Province | 2,727,223 | 2,984,098 | 3,509,953 | 3,748,436 | → |
| City of Matlosana (City Council of Klerksdorp) | Local Municipality | 334,346 | 359,202 | 398,676 | 417,282 | → |
| Ditsobotla | Local Municipality | 130,369 | 147,599 | 168,902 | 181,865 | → |
| Greater Taung | Local Municipality | 184,364 | 182,164 | 177,642 | 167,827 | → |
| Kagisano/Molopo | Local Municipality | 97,770 | 100,469 | 105,789 | 102,703 | → |
| Kgetlengrivier | Local Municipality | 32,778 | 36,477 | 51,049 | 59,562 | → |
| Lekwa-Teemane | Local Municipality | 36,869 | 42,967 | 53,248 | 56,025 | → |
| Madibeng | Local Municipality | 319,974 | 347,578 | 477,381 | 537,516 | → |
| Mafikeng (Mahikeng) | Local Municipality | 242,146 | 259,478 | 291,527 | 314,394 | → |
| Mamusa | Local Municipality | 42,736 | 48,366 | 60,355 | 64,000 | → |
| Maquassi Hills | Local Municipality | 61,204 | 69,037 | 77,794 | 82,012 | → |
| Moretele | Local Municipality | 173,402 | 181,033 | 186,947 | 189,900 | → |
| Moses Kotane | Local Municipality | 229,622 | 237,175 | 242,554 | 243,649 | → |
| Naledi | Local Municipality | 54,116 | 56,263 | 66,781 | 68,803 | → |
| Ramotshere Moiloa (Zeerust) | Local Municipality | 129,287 | 137,443 | 150,713 | 157,690 | → |
| Ratlou (Setla-Kgobi) | Local Municipality | 98,469 | 106,165 | 107,339 | 106,108 | → |
| Rustenburg | Local Municipality | 311,787 | 387,096 | 549,575 | 626,522 | → |
| Tlokwe City Council (Potchefstroom) | Local Municipality | 124,813 | 128,353 | 162,762 | 179,604 | → |
| Tswaing | Local Municipality | 91,259 | 114,155 | 124,218 | 129,052 | → |
| Ventersdorp | Local Municipality | 31,915 | 43,078 | 56,702 | 63,923 | → |
| Western Cape | Province | 3,956,875 | 4,524,335 | 5,822,734 | 6,279,730 | → |
| Beaufort West | Local Municipality | 40,693 | 43,290 | 49,586 | 51,080 | → |
| Bergrivier | Local Municipality | 37,485 | 46,538 | 61,897 | 67,474 | → |
| Bitou (Plettenberg Bay) | Local Municipality | 18,427 | 29,182 | 49,162 | 59,157 | → |
| Breede Valley | Local Municipality | 129,984 | 146,387 | 166,825 | 176,578 | → |
| Cape Agulhas | Local Municipality | 23,015 | 27,155 | 33,038 | 36,000 | → |
| Cederberg | Local Municipality | 31,704 | 39,559 | 49,768 | 52,949 | → |
| City of Cape Town | Metropolitan Municipality | 2,562,280 | 2,892,243 | 3,740,026 | 4,004,793 | → |
| Drakenstein | Local Municipality | 186,334 | 194,417 | 251,262 | 280,195 | → |
| George | Local Municipality | 120,148 | 149,436 | 193,672 | 208,237 | → |
| Hessequa (Langeberg) | Local Municipality | 38,553 | 44,114 | 52,642 | 54,237 | → |
| Kannaland | Local Municipality | 21,190 | 23,971 | 24,767 | 24,168 | → |
| Knysna | Local Municipality | 43,599 | 52,035 | 68,659 | 73,835 | → |
| Laingsburg | Local Municipality | 5,913 | 6,680 | 8,289 | 8,895 | → |
| Langeberg (Breede River/Winelands) | Local Municipality | 67,083 | 81,684 | 97,724 | 105,483 | → |
| Matzikama | Local Municipality | 43,906 | 54,199 | 67,147 | 71,045 | → |
| Mossel Bay | Local Municipality | 59,789 | 71,494 | 89,430 | 94,135 | → |
| Oudtshoorn | Local Municipality | 79,181 | 84,692 | 95,933 | 97,509 | → |
| Overstrand | Local Municipality | 36,686 | 55,012 | 80,432 | 93,466 | → |
| Prince Albert | Local Municipality | 9,508 | 10,512 | 13,136 | 14,272 | → |
| Saldanha Bay | Local Municipality | 56,557 | 70,261 | 99,193 | 111,173 | → |
| Stellenbosch | Local Municipality | 103,996 | 118,709 | 155,733 | 173,419 | → |
| Swartland | Local Municipality | 65,301 | 72,115 | 113,762 | 133,762 | → |
| Swellendam | Local Municipality | 24,579 | 28,285 | 35,916 | 40,211 | → |
| Theewaterskloof | Local Municipality | 74,582 | 93,276 | 108,790 | 117,109 | → |
| Witzenberg | Local Municipality | 76,386 | 89,087 | 115,946 | 130,548 | → |
| South Africa | Republic | 40,583,573 | 44,819,778 | 51,770,560 | 55,653,654 |
Source: Statistics South Africa (web).
Explanation: The 2016 population figures refer to the Community Survey 2016. Area figures for municipalities are calculated from geospatial data.