What is the population of Benoni?
Benoni has a city population of 605,344. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · South Africa · Africa
Benoni
City population
605,344
#10
in South Africa
#6
in Gauteng
#923
worldwide
-26.188, 28.321 · 51 km from Pretoria
About Benoni
At 1,641 m above sea level, Benoni has a population of 605,344 and ranks tenth among South Africa's listed cities and sixth in Gauteng. Situated 51 km from Pretoria, it sits within a cluster of large urban centres: Boksburg and Brakpan each lie 7 km away with populations of 445,168 and 305,692 respectively, while Germiston (255,863) stands 15 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 33
Elevation
1,641 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-26.188, 28.321
Record updated
2012-07-12
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in South AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Benoni | 605K |
Benoni Population FAQ
Where is Benoni?
Benoni is in Gauteng, South Africa, 51 km from the capital, Pretoria. Its coordinates are -26.188, 28.321.
How big is Benoni compared with other cities in South Africa?
It is the 10th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, holding 0.9% of the national population.