Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2018

Southern Africa
2018
Population: 66,842,000

Year

-5 -1   2018  +1 +5

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Southern Africa in 2018

As of 2018, Southern Africa counted 66,842,000 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 58,176,257; it has grown by 14.9% since.

The median age was 26.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 43.9 children under 15 and 8.4 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
66,842,000
Median age
26.8
0-14 %
28.8%
65+ %
5.5%
Child dependency
43.9
Old-age dependency
8.4
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
20406080
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

2,829,624 immigrants live in Southern Africa.

Zimbabwe1,156,709
Mozambique423,035
Lesotho238,375
Malawi222,490
Ethiopia104,663
Where emigrants live (2024)

1,320,086 people born in Southern Africa live in other countries.

South Africa289,297
United Kingdom245,446
Australia217,589
United States of America161,507
New Zealand101,970
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Southern Africa in 2018?
In 2018, Southern Africa's population was 66,842,000.
How old is the population of Southern Africa?
The median age in Southern Africa is 26.8 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of Southern Africa's population is over 65 or under 15?
5.5% of Southern Africa's population is 65 or older, and 28.8% is under 15.
What shape is Southern Africa's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Southern Africa's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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