Lista gradova u Južnoj Africi
| Gradovi u Južnoj Africi | |||||
| Rang | Ime | Stanovništvo | Provincija | ||
| Popis stanovništva u 1991 |
Popis stanovništva u 1996 |
Procjena u 2005 | |||
| 1. | Cape Town | 1 891 092 | 2 415 408 | 3 433 441 | Western Cape |
| 2. | Durban | 1 764 605 | 2 117 700 | 3 120 282 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 3. | Johannesburg | n.a. | 1 480 530 | 2 026 469 | Gauteng |
| 4. | Soweto | 885 421 | 1 098 094 | 1 695 047 | Gauteng |
| 5. | Pretoria | 936 419 | 1 104 479 | 1 619 438 | Gauteng |
| 6. | Port Elizabeth | 633 406 | 749 845 | 967 677 | Eastern Cape |
| 7. | Pietermaritzburg | 261 833 | 382 936 | 750 845 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 8. | Benoni | 286 272 | 365 467 | 605 344 | Gauteng |
| 9. | Tembisa | 209 238 | 282 272 | 511 655 | Gauteng |
| 10. | Vereeniging | n.a. | 346 800 | 474 681 | Gauteng |
| 11. | Bloemfontein | 278 344 | 334112 | 463 064 | Free State |
| 12. | Boksburg | 195 905 | 260 905 | 445 168 | Gauteng |
| 13. | Welkom | 156 658 | 235 649 | 431 944 | Free State |
| 14. | East London | n.a. | 409 339 | 421 562 | Eastern Cape |
| 15. | Newcastle | 212 777 | 258 836 | 404 838 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 16. | Krugersdorp | 143 264 | 204 128 | 378 821 | Gauteng |
| 17. | Botshabelo | 118 826 | 177 971 | 309 714 | Free State |
| 18. | Brakpan | 130 380 | 171 359 | 305 692 | Gauteng |
| 19. | Witbank | 114 612 | 167 181 | 262 491 | Mpumalanga |
| 20. | Richards Bay | 23 328 | 72 646 | 252 968 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 21. | Vanderbijlpark | 284 873 | 253 335 | 246 754 | Gauteng |
| 22. | Centurion | 80 552 | 114 575 | 233 386 | Gauteng |
| 23. | Uitenhage | 177 314 | 192.120 | 228 912 | Eastern Cape |
| 24. | Alberton | n.a. | 147 948 | 202 503 | Gauteng |
| 25. | Paarl | 115 581 | 140 376 | 187 865 | Western Cape |
| 26. | Springs | 153 992 | 160 795 | 186 394 | Gauteng |
| 27. | Somerset West | 80 917 | 112 489 | 183 493 | Western Cape |
| 28. | Carltonville | 174 533 | 165 149 | 182 304 | Gauteng |
| 29. | Klerksdorp | 133 300 | 141 313 | 178 921 | North West |
| 30. | George | 63 895 | 94 121 | 174 582 | Western Cape |
| 31. | Midrand | n.a. | 126 400 | 173 009 | Gauteng |
| 32. | Westonaria | n.a. | 114 580 | 156 831 | Gauteng |
| 33. | Nelspruit | 75 252 | 104 189 | 154 706 | Mpumalanga |
| 34. | Vryheid | 25 099 | 53 228 | 150 012 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 35. | Orkney | 52 046 | 75 324 | 145 801 | North West |
| 36. | Kimberley | 152 200 | 170 430 | 142 089 | North Cape |
| 37. | Embalenhle | 56 502 | 77 896 | 141 741 | Mpumalanga |
| 38. | Nigel | 76 517 | 91 724 | 140 644 | Gauteng |
| 39. | Epumalanga | 62 140 | 81 714 | 140 121 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 40. | Bisho | n.a. | 133 307 | 137 287 | Eastern Cape |
| 41. | Randfontein | 86 491 | 98 169 | 133 654 | Gauteng |
| 42. | Worcester | 54 371 | 76 896 | 127 597 | Western Cape |
| 43. | Rustenburg | n.a. | 106 855 | 124 064 | North West |
| 44. | Polokwane | 83 262 | 93 629 | 123 749 | Limpopo |
| 45. | Potchefstroom | 101 083 | 106 047 | 123 669 | North West |
| 46. | Virginia | 37 894 | 61 006 | 122 502 | Free State |
| 47. | Brits | 27 152 | 51 171 | 122 497 | North West |
| 48. | Emnambithi | 85 121 | 89 080 | 117 694 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 49. | Nelspruit | 79 065 | 94 714 | 110 159 | Mpumalanga |
| 50. | Phalaborwa | n.a. | 98 201 | 109 468 | Limpopo |
| 51. | Queenstown | 32 871 | 53 963 | 105 309 | Eastern Cape |
| 52. | Kroonstad | 78 543 | 86 930 | 103 992 | Free State |
| 53. | Bethal | 21 244 | 42 803 | 101 919 | Mpumalanga |
| 54. | Potgietersrus | n.a. | 90 685 | 101 090 | Limpopo |
