Africa Population Pyramid 1989
Africa in 1989
As of 1989, Africa counted 626,358,877 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 33.5%, up from 469,198,168 in 1979.
With a median age of 17.6 years, Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 85.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
27,007,173 immigrants live in Africa.
| South Sudan | 3,137,331 |
| Sudan | 2,494,313 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,033,940 |
| D.R. Congo | 1,804,509 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,308,132 |
45,746,777 people born in Africa live in other countries.
| France | 4,428,182 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,811,282 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,622,804 |
| South Africa | 2,348,920 |
| Sudan | 2,338,949 |





