Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2024

Southern Africa
2024
Population: 73,138,700

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-5 -1   2024  +1 +5

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Southern Africa in 2024

The population of Southern Africa in 2024 was 73,138,701. That is 15.6% more than in 2014, when the population stood at 63,295,409. The median age was 28.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 40.4 children under 15 and 9.5 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

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


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