Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1988
Year
1988Southern Africa in 1988
As of 1988, Southern Africa counted 43,465,460 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 37.8%, up from 31,551,701 in 1978.
With a median age of 20.4 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 68.8 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 |





