Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2054
Year
2054Southern Africa in 2054
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Southern Africa at 93,850,189 in 2054. Compared with 2044, when the projection stands at 87,926,453, that represents growth of 6.7% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 33.5 years, with 21.7% children under 15 and 11.8% 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 |





