City of Cape Town
Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa
Contents: Population
The population development of City of Cape Town 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 Cape Town | Metropolitan Municipality | 2,562,280 | 2,892,243 | 3,740,026 | 4,004,793 | |
| 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 | 1,830,699 |
| Females | 1,909,327 |
| Population Group (C 2011) | |
|---|---|
| Black African | 1,444,939 |
| White | 585,831 |
| Asian | 51,786 |
| Coloured | 1,585,286 |
| Other group | 72,184 |
| First Language (C 2011) | |
|---|---|
| Zulu | 19,699 |
| Xhosa | 1,092,224 |
| Afrikaans | 1,307,140 |
| English | 1,040,229 |
| Northern Sotho | 6,168 |
| Tswana | 15,120 |
| Sotho | 35,979 |
| Tsonga | 7,242 |
| Venda | 2,924 |
| Southern Ndebele | 11,993 |
| Sign Language | 15,162 |
| Other language | 106,425 |