Limpopo · South Africa
Polokwane population
272,461people · latest figure
Polokwane has a population of 272,461, making it the 26th largest place we list in South Africa. It is in Limpopo.
Polokwane holds 0.42% of South Africa's 65,453,084 people. Johannesburg, the largest place we list there, is 35 times its size.
272,461
population
#26
in South Africa
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Botshabelo | Free State | 309,714 |
| Brakpan | Gauteng | 305,692 |
| Kariega | Eastern Cape | 291,052 |
| Germiston | Gauteng | 255,863 |
| Richards Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | 252,968 |
| Vanderbijlpark | Gauteng | 246,754 |
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.