Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2029
Year
2029Southern Africa in 2029
By 2029, the population of Southern Africa is expected to reach 77,339,731. That would be 13.8% more than in 2019 (67,959,743).
Half of the population would be younger than 29.6 years, with 26.2% children under 15 and 7.2% aged 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





