
City of Johannesburg
Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa
Contents: Population
The population development of City of Johannesburg as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
Name | Status | Population Census 1996-10-09 | Population Census 2001-10-09 | Population Census 2011-10-09 | Population Estimate 2016-03-06 | |
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City of Johannesburg | Metropolitan Municipality | 2,638,470 | 3,226,060 | 4,434,827 | 4,949,347 | |
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.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (C 2011) | |
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Males | 2,225,137 |
Females | 2,209,690 |
Population Group (C 2011) | |
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Black African | 3,389,278 |
White | 544,530 |
Asian | 216,198 |
Coloured | 247,276 |
Other group | 37,545 |
First Language (C 2011) | |
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Zulu | 1,022,747 |
Xhosa | 298,523 |
Afrikaans | 318,063 |
English | 878,230 |
Northern Sotho | 317,277 |
Tswana | 335,713 |
Sotho | 420,117 |
Tsonga | 287,625 |
Venda | 141,435 |
Southern Ndebele | 126,587 |
Sign Language | 18,793 |
Other language | 168,566 |