Eastern Cape · South Africa
Mthatha population
164,848people · latest figure
Mthatha has a population of 164,848, making it the 39th largest place we list in South Africa. It is in Eastern Cape.
Mthatha holds 0.25% of South Africa's 65,453,084 people. Johannesburg, the largest place we list there, is 57 times its size.
164,848
population
#39
in South Africa
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| George | Western Cape | 188,580 |
| Carletonville | Gauteng | 182,304 |
| Potchefstroom | North West | 178,285 |
| KwaDukuza | KwaZulu-Natal | 161,177 |
| Westonaria | Gauteng | 156,831 |
| Etwatwa | Gauteng | 151,866 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.