Cape Town — GeoNames settlement population
Cape Town has a recorded base population of 4,772,846 for the GeoNames settlement definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames settlement record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
UN association
Geographic association unverified; no urban-centre population or rank attributed to this place.
Administrative units of Cape Town
2 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 2 of 2 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 254,813; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed GeoNames settlement denominator 4,772,846; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone | 237,414 | 4.97% | Not independently verified |
| Lansdowne | 17,399 | 0.36% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: GeoNames settlement. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 4,772,846 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Xiamen | 4,617,251 | −3.3% |
| Huai'an | 4,556,230 | −4.5% |
| Bao'an | 4,476,554 | −6.2% |
| Giza | 4,367,343 | −8.5% |
| Pudong | 5,681,512 | +19.0% |
About these numbers
Source: GeoNames settlement record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+1.15% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 4,772,846, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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