Zimbabwe Population

Population now

15,958,499
  • World: 72nd
  • Africa: 25th
Male:7,629,846(47.80 %)
Female:8,328,653(52.20 %)
Births in 2024:625,135
Deaths in 2024:172,269

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:60.81 years
Female:64.13 years
Total:62.60 years
Median Age:18.42 years
Birth Rate:27.18
Death Rate:7.49
Growth Rate:2.63 %
Fertility Rate:3.24

Population Data Graphs

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  • Birth & Death rate
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  • Population structure (mid 2024)
  • Urbanization

Zimbabwe Population History

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YearTotalMaleFemaleSex RatioGrowth rateBirth rateDeath rateFerti­lity rate
Life exp., total
Life expectancy
Life exp., maleLife exp., femaleMedian AgeUrbani­zation
Density, people / km2
Density, people/km2
19604M2M2M0.992.32%48.0014.447.1653.0251.4054.6716.2012.61%9.67
19614M2M2M0.992.40%47.9914.107.2253.4851.8655.1416.0212.82%10.00
19624M2M2M0.992.48%47.9513.767.2753.9552.3255.6115.7613.08%10.34
19634M2M2M0.992.57%47.8813.427.3154.4052.7856.0715.4513.58%10.70
19644M2M2M0.992.65%47.7713.087.3554.8553.2256.5215.1714.09%11.07
19654M2M2M0.992.73%47.6412.767.3755.2753.6456.9514.9914.62%11.45
19665M2M2M0.992.81%47.5212.467.3955.6754.0357.3514.7715.17%11.84
19675M2M2M0.992.89%47.4112.187.4056.0354.3957.7314.6615.73%12.24
19685M2M2M0.992.96%47.3311.947.4156.3654.7158.0614.6216.31%12.65
19695M3M3M0.993.04%47.3011.727.4256.6654.9958.3614.6016.88%13.09
19705M3M3M0.993.10%47.3211.547.4256.9155.2458.6314.5717.36%13.54
19715M3M3M0.993.16%47.4111.397.4357.1455.4558.8614.5217.86%14.02
19726M3M3M0.993.22%47.5511.277.4357.3355.6559.0514.4718.36%14.53
19736M3M3M0.993.28%47.7111.167.4457.5155.8259.2314.4318.87%15.05
19746M3M3M0.993.33%47.8411.067.4457.6956.0059.4114.4019.40%15.58
19756M3M3M0.993.38%47.9010.947.4357.8956.2159.6114.3919.87%16.11
19767M3M3M0.993.43%47.7910.787.3958.1556.4759.8614.3020.36%16.65
19777M3M3M0.993.49%47.4910.587.3158.4756.8060.1714.2220.85%17.19
19787M3M3M0.993.55%46.9710.337.2058.8557.1860.5514.1621.35%17.74
19797M4M4M0.993.61%46.2410.047.0559.2757.5960.9814.1421.85%18.33
19807M4M4M0.993.67%45.359.726.8759.7358.0261.4614.1422.37%18.97
19818M4M4M0.993.73%44.359.376.6660.2058.4461.9914.2422.90%19.65
19828M4M4M0.993.80%43.349.026.4560.6558.8062.5314.3923.43%20.38
19838M4M4M0.993.87%42.368.706.2461.0359.0663.0314.5824.07%21.13
19849M4M4M0.993.92%41.458.436.0361.2859.1863.4414.7724.74%21.92
19859M4M4M0.993.92%40.608.255.8461.3659.0963.7014.9625.41%22.73
19869M5M5M0.993.86%39.788.185.6461.2058.7763.7515.1326.11%23.56
198710M5M5M0.993.74%38.948.225.4560.7958.1963.5515.2926.81%24.39
198810M5M5M0.993.54%38.068.385.2560.1457.3863.0815.4427.52%25.22
198910M5M5M0.993.29%37.158.665.0659.2456.3462.3615.6328.25%26.00
199010M5M5M0.992.99%36.229.074.8658.1055.1261.3615.8728.99%26.71
199111M5M5M0.992.67%35.319.634.6856.7553.7260.0915.9429.74%27.35
199211M5M5M0.992.35%34.4610.294.5055.2452.2158.6116.0730.50%27.91
199311M6M6M0.982.05%33.7111.054.3553.6550.6657.0016.2430.94%28.40
199411M6M6M0.981.79%33.0711.864.2152.0449.1455.3116.4231.34%28.83
199511M6M6M0.981.56%32.5612.714.0950.4847.6953.6316.6031.73%29.21
199612M6M6M0.971.37%32.1913.563.9949.0146.3652.0016.7232.13%29.55
199712M6M6M0.971.22%31.9314.403.9147.6645.1750.4716.8232.53%29.84
199812M6M6M0.971.09%31.7715.203.8446.4744.1449.0916.9232.94%30.08
199912M6M6M0.960.99%31.7215.913.7945.4643.2847.8917.0333.35%30.27
200012M6M6M0.960.92%31.7816.533.7544.6542.6146.9117.1533.76%30.42
200112M6M6M0.950.87%31.9617.063.7344.0142.0946.1117.2334.17%30.53
200212M6M6M0.940.85%32.2717.483.7243.5241.7045.4917.2934.59%30.61
200312M6M6M0.930.84%32.6917.793.7343.2041.4445.0617.3334.48%30.68
200412M6M6M0.930.85%33.2017.953.7443.0741.3744.8517.3534.29%30.77
200512M6M6M0.920.88%33.7617.913.7843.2441.5744.9617.3534.11%30.92
200612M6M6M0.910.95%34.3817.593.8243.8542.1945.5417.4533.93%31.12
200712M6M6M0.911.06%35.0216.963.8744.9543.2846.6017.5333.74%31.38
200812M6M6M0.911.22%35.6216.073.9346.5044.8148.1417.5833.56%31.70
200913M6M7M0.911.42%36.1314.943.9948.4546.7250.0717.5933.38%32.07
201013M6M7M0.911.67%36.4613.684.0350.6448.8852.2417.5633.20%32.51
201113M6M7M0.911.95%36.5312.384.0652.9051.1254.4717.5833.02%33.01
201213M6M7M0.912.25%36.2911.174.0655.0353.2456.5817.5632.83%33.58
201313M6M7M0.912.53%35.7710.124.0356.9055.1158.4117.5132.65%34.18
201414M6M7M0.912.77%34.989.283.9758.4156.6359.8917.4532.50%34.79
201514M7M7M0.912.92%33.988.673.9059.5357.7860.9817.4032.39%35.37
201614M7M7M0.912.96%32.868.293.8060.2958.5761.7217.3932.30%35.92
201714M7M7M0.912.95%31.738.043.7160.8159.1162.2217.4432.24%36.45
201814M7M8M0.912.89%30.687.883.6261.2059.5062.6017.5232.21%36.97
201915M7M8M0.912.83%29.757.773.5361.4959.8062.9017.6032.21%37.50
202015M7M8M0.912.77%28.987.693.4661.7460.0463.1617.6732.24%38.05
202115M7M8M0.912.77%28.987.693.4661.7460.0463.1617.9032.30%38.64
202215M7M8M0.912.77%28.987.693.4661.7460.0463.1618.0932.40%39.25
202316M7M8M0.912.66%27.637.543.3062.3860.6263.8918.2532.52%39.89
202416M8M8M0.922.63%27.187.493.2462.6060.8164.1318.4232.67%40.56

Zimbabwe Population Projections

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YearTotalMaleFemaleSex RatioGrowth rateBirth rateDeath rateFerti­lity rate
Life exp., total
Life expectancy
Life exp., maleLife exp., femaleMedian AgeUrbani­zation
Density, people / km2
Density, people/km2
202516M8M8M0.922.59%26.737.443.1962.8161.0064.3718.6332.85%41.25
202616M8M9M0.922.59%26.517.393.1463.0661.2364.6318.8533.07%41.96
202717M8M9M0.922.58%26.307.343.1063.3061.4564.9019.1233.31%42.71
202817M8M9M0.922.57%26.087.303.0563.5561.6865.1619.4533.59%43.47
202917M8M9M0.922.57%25.877.253.0163.7961.9065.4319.7933.90%44.25
203018M8M9M0.932.56%25.657.202.9664.0462.1365.6920.1234.24%45.05
203118M9M9M0.932.55%25.467.172.9264.2762.3465.9420.4634.61%45.86
203218M9M9M0.932.53%25.277.152.8864.5062.5466.1920.8135.02%46.68
203319M9M10M0.932.52%25.077.122.8564.7262.7566.4321.1435.45%47.51
203419M9M10M0.932.50%24.887.102.8164.9562.9566.6821.4635.92%48.35
203519M9M10M0.932.49%24.697.072.7765.1863.1666.9321.7736.43%49.19
203620M9M10M0.942.45%24.397.062.7465.3963.3567.1622.0736.96%50.03
203720M10M10M0.942.42%24.107.052.7165.6063.5467.3922.3937.53%50.88
203820M10M10M0.942.38%23.807.052.6765.8163.7367.6222.7238.13%51.73
203921M10M11M0.942.34%23.517.042.6466.0263.9267.8523.0438.77%52.58
204021M10M11M0.942.30%23.217.032.6166.2364.1168.0823.3639.40%53.42
204121M10M11M0.942.24%22.837.042.5866.4264.2968.3023.6640.04%54.25
204222M10M11M0.942.19%22.467.052.5566.6264.4668.5223.9340.69%55.08
204322M11M11M0.952.13%22.087.062.5266.8164.6468.7324.1841.34%55.90
204422M11M11M0.952.07%21.717.072.4967.0164.8168.9524.4341.99%56.72
204522M11M12M0.952.01%21.337.082.4667.2064.9969.1724.6842.64%57.52
204623M11M12M0.951.95%20.957.112.4467.3865.1569.3724.9343.30%58.30
204723M11M12M0.951.88%20.577.152.4167.5665.3169.5725.1843.96%59.08
204823M11M12M0.951.81%20.197.182.3967.7465.4769.7825.4344.62%59.84
204924M12M12M0.951.74%19.817.222.3667.9265.6369.9825.6745.28%60.58
205024M12M12M0.951.68%19.437.252.3468.1065.7970.1825.9345.95%61.31

Highest City Populations in Zimbabwe

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RankCityPopulation, Urban AreaPopulation, City
1Harare1,565,2501,542,813
2Bulawayo644,359643,000
3Chitungwiza399,719371,244

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