Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2060
Year
2060Southern Africa in 2060
In 2060, Southern Africa is projected to have a population of 96,823,129 people. Compared with 2050, when the projection stands at 91,625,466, that represents growth of 5.7% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 34.6 years, Southern Africa would have a youth dependency ratio of 31.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 20.1 per 100 people of working age. 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 |





