Southern Africa Population Pyramid 2065
Year
2065Southern Africa in 2065
By 2065, the population of Southern Africa is expected to reach 98,983,116. Ten years before, in 2055, the projected population is 94,377,304 — 4.9% lower.
With a projected median age of 35.4 years, Southern Africa would have a youth dependency ratio of 31.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 21.1 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 |





