Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2017
Year
2017Southern Africa in 2017
In 2017, Southern Africa had a total population of 65,724,067 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 14.3%, up from 57,502,358 in 2007.
With a median age of 26.4 years, Southern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 44.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.2 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 |





