Africa Population Pyramid 1960

Africa
1960
Population: 283,921,951

Year

-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
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Africa in 1960

The population of Africa in 1960 was 283,921,952. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 24.6%, up from 227,776,419 in 1950. Half of the population was younger than 18.6 years; 43.1% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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