Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1978
Year
1978Southern Africa in 1978
In 1978, Southern Africa had a total population of 31,551,701 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 33.6%, up from 23,624,045 in 1968.
With a median age of 19.0 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 77.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.9 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 |





