City of Tshwane
Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa
Contents: Population
The population development of City of Tshwane 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tshwane (Pretoria) | Metropolitan Municipality | 1,792,360 | 2,142,320 | 2,921,488 | 3,275,152 | |
| 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) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 1,453,483 |
| Females | 1,468,005 |
| Population Group (C 2011) | |
|---|---|
| Black African | 2,202,847 |
| White | 586,495 |
| Asian | 53,744 |
| Coloured | 58,788 |
| Other group | 19,614 |
| First Language (C 2011) | |
|---|---|
| Zulu | 242,611 |
| Xhosa | 61,447 |
| Afrikaans | 536,590 |
| English | 244,607 |
| Northern Sotho | 567,312 |
| Tswana | 428,801 |
| Sotho | 150,420 |
| Tsonga | 246,113 |
| Venda | 66,528 |
| Southern Ndebele | 163,576 |
| Sign Language | 8,517 |
| Other language | 89,073 |