Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1973
Year
1973Southern Africa in 1973
In 1973, Southern Africa had a total population of 27,387,333 people. That is 34.8% more than in 1963, when the population stood at 20,312,252.
With a median age of 18.7 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 78.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 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.
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 |





