Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1989
Year
1989Southern Africa in 1989
In 1989, Southern Africa had a total population of 44,801,032 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 38.1%, up from 32,442,098 in 1979.
With a median age of 20.6 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 67.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.9 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





