Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1985
Year
1985Southern Africa in 1985
As of 1985, Southern Africa counted 39,591,503 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 36.5%, up from 29,013,667 in 1975.
With a median age of 20.0 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 71.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.0 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 |





