Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1960
Year
1960Southern Africa in 1960
In 1960, Southern Africa had a total population of 18,629,638 people. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 14,817,986; it has grown by 25.7% since.
The median age was 18.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 78.3 children under 15 and 6.4 people aged 65 or over. 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.
2,829,624 immigrants live in Southern Africa.
| Zimbabwe | 1,156,709 |
| Mozambique | 423,035 |
| Lesotho | 238,375 |
| Malawi | 222,490 |
| Ethiopia | 104,663 |
1,320,086 people born in Southern Africa live in other countries.
| South Africa | 289,297 |
| United Kingdom | 245,446 |
| Australia | 217,589 |
| United States of America | 161,507 |
| New Zealand | 101,970 |





