Population and urbanization

For the purposes of this chapter, the Southern African sub-region includes nine countries: Angola1, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, whose estimated combined population was 108.4 million in 2011. Of these, 52.0 million (48.0 per cent) lived in areas classified as urban and 56.4 million (52.0 per cent) rural (Figure 6.1).

Related Subject(s): Human Settlements and Urban Issues