Cape Town
South Africa · Capital
- Population, 2025
- 4.5 million
- Projected, 2050
- 6.1 million+35.9%
- World rank
- #932000: #130 → 2050: #82
- Urban area
- 715 km²
- Density
- 6,306people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 42 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+2Africa/Johannesburg · −2 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 8,833 km
Weather in Cape Town
Cape Town
16°
Partly cloudy
Today: ↑25° ↓12°
Pressure 1022 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
65
Poor
- PM2.5
- 60.5µg/m³
- PM10
- 64.7µg/m³
- NO₂
- 61.9µg/m³
- O₃
- 13µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today12°25°2%
- Sat15°21°0%
- Sun15°22°0%
- Mon14°22°6%
- Tue11°28°0%
- Wed15°23°4%
- Thu14°28°1%
Feels like
17°Humidity
84%Wind
1km/h351° NUV index
8Very highPrecipitation
2%Sunrise
05:54Sunrise 05:54Sunset 19:05
Updated 23:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975984
- 19801,260
- 19851,603
- 19901,822
- 19952,130
- 20002,427
- 20052,750
- 20103,073
- 20153,455
- 20204,077
- 20254,509
- 20304,893
- 20355,224
- 20405,558
- 20455,844
- 20506,127
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
CPT · 1 km
Currency: ZAR (R)
- 1 ZAR = 0.1569 GEL
- 1 USD = 16.56 ZAR
Official National Bank of Georgia rate.
Landmarks in Cape Town
Most notable first, from OpenStreetMap.
- Greenmarket Square · Longmarket Street 149
- Cape Town Holocaust Centre
- Chavonnes Battery Museum · The Clock Tower
- District Six Museum · Buitenkant Street 25A
- Groot Constantia Manor House · Groot Constantia Estate
- Groote Schuur
- Heart of Cape Town Museum
- Iziko Slave Lodge
- Iziko South African Museum
- Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens · Rhodes Drive
- National Council of Provinces
- Rhodes Memorial
- Rust en Vreugd · Buitenkant Street 78
- South African Sendinggestig Museum
- Waterworks Museum
- Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) · South Arm Road
- Artillerymen's Memorial
- Bartolomeu Dias
- Berlin Wall segment
- Bo-Kaap Museum · Wale Street 71
- Castle of Good Hope
- Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
- Irma Stern Museum
- Observatory War Memorial
- Statue of Nelson Mandela
- The Cenotaph
- First trading site in Cape Town
- Two Minutes of Silence and Remembrance
- 18 Gangster Museum · Dullah Omar Street
- Big Block Boulder
- Bird Rock
Nearby large cities
Largest cities in South Africa
FAQ
What is the population of Cape Town?
Cape Town has 4.5 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #93 in the world. The UN projects 6.1 million by 2050.
What time zone is Cape Town in?
Africa/Johannesburg, UTC+2. −2 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Cape Town have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
What landmarks are in Cape Town?
Landmarks mapped in OpenStreetMap include Greenmarket Square, Cape Town Holocaust Centre, Chavonnes Battery Museum, District Six Museum, Groot Constantia Manor House, Groote Schuur, Heart of Cape Town Museum, Iziko Slave Lodge, Iziko South African Museum, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
How far is Cape Town from Tbilisi?
About 8,833 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).