Port Elizabeth - Demographics

Demographics

As of 2001:

  • Area: 335.3 square kilometres (129.5 sq mi)
  • Population: 237,503: 708.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,834.5 /sq mi)
  • Households: 70,606: 210.58 per square kilometre (545.4 /sq mi)
Gender Population %
Female 122,253 51.47
Male 115,247 48.53
Race Population %
Black 32,618 13.73
White 123,722 52.09
Coloured 71,912 30.28
Asian 9,248 3.89
First language Population %
IsiZulu 580 0.24
IsiXhosa 27,312 11.5
Afrikaans 112,798 47.49
Sepedi 90 0.04
Setswana 411 0.17
English 94,068 39.61
Sesotho 494 0.21
Xitsonga 107 0.05
SiSwati 75 0.03
Tshivenda 114 0.05
IsiNdebele 297 0.13
Other 1,152 0.49
Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1985 272,844 —
1991 303,353 +11.2%
2001 237,503 −21.7%

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