Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1968
Year
1968Southern Africa in 1968
As of 1968, Southern Africa counted 23,624,045 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 33.4%, up from 17,709,934 in 1958.
The median age was 18.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 79.1 children under 15 and 6.6 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 |





