Southern Africa

Largest Countries:: South Africa, Namibia
Number of Countries:: 5
Land Area:: 2.7M km² (1.8%)

Southern Africa is a sub-continent located in Africa. Southern Africa comprises 1.8% of the world's land area, along with 0.9% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Southern Africa is 74,868,913.

Southern Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

5 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
South Africa	65,453,084	54
Namibia	3,153,246	3.8
Botswana	2,603,388	4.5
Lesotho	2,389,336	79
Eswatini	1,269,859	73

Southern Africa's Population Growth

Southern Africa Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	74,868,913	1.14%	28
2025	74,021,756	1.39%	28
2020	69,085,493	1.37%	26
2015	64,548,534	1.61%	24
2010	59,594,874	1.13%	22
2005	56,328,590	0.96%	21
2000	53,701,075	1.21%	20
1995	50,564,430	1.86%	19
1990	46,103,391	3.09%	17
1985	39,591,503	3.43%	15
1980	33,440,941	2.88%	12
1975	29,013,668	2.95%	11
1970	25,088,675	3.07%	9.4
1965	21,567,028	2.97%	8.1
1960	18,629,639	2.47%	7.0
1955	16,493,778	2.17%	6.2
1950	14,817,985	1.99%	5.5
1945	13,430,793	1.93%	5.0
1940	12,206,163	2.01%	4.6
1935	11,052,179	2.03%	4.1
1930	9,996,521	2.09%	3.7
1925	9,013,729	2.04%	3.4
1920	8,149,040	1.64%	3.0
1915	7,513,682	1.61%	2.8
1910	6,937,789	1.68%	2.6
1905	6,383,462	1.62%	2.4
1900	5,891,610	0%	2.2

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	74,868,913	1.14%	28
2030	78,131,971	1.07%	29
2035	81,874,031	0.94%	31
2040	85,312,326	0.83%	32
2045	88,563,577	0.75%	33
2050	91,625,467	0.68%	34
2055	94,377,305	0.59%	35
2060	96,823,129	0.51%	36
2065	98,983,116	0.44%	37
2070	100,843,251	0.37%	38
2075	102,497,551	0.33%	38
2080	103,987,509	0.29%	39
2085	105,349,071	0.26%	39
2090	106,588,811	0.23%	40
2095	107,705,525	0.21%	40