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South Africa
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#132out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

15.614.212.811.510.1196019932025South Africa · 2025: 16South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 16 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #132 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) increased from 15 in 1960 to 16 in 2025, a gain of 1.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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