Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2024
Year
2024Southern 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.
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 |





