Southern Africa Population Pyramid 1991
Year
1991Southern Africa in 1991
In 1991, Southern Africa had a total population of 47,195,906 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 36.5%, up from 34,568,419 in 1981.
With a median age of 21.0 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 66.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.7 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 |





