Zimbabwe Population

Population now

16,212,383

World: 72nd
Africa: 25th

Male:	7,757,001	(47.83 %)
Female:	8,455,382	(52.17 %)

Births in 2025:	594,516
Deaths in 2025:	165,477

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	61.00 years
Female:	64.37 years
Total:	62.81 years
Median Age:	18.63 years

Birth Rate:	26.73
Death Rate:	7.44
Growth Rate:	2.59 %
Fertility Rate:	3.19

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Zimbabwe Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.32%	48.00	14.44	7.16	53.02	51.40	54.67	16.20	12.61%	9.67
1961	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.40%	47.99	14.10	7.22	53.48	51.86	55.14	16.02	12.82%	10.00
1962	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.48%	47.95	13.76	7.27	53.95	52.32	55.61	15.76	13.08%	10.34
1963	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.57%	47.88	13.42	7.31	54.40	52.78	56.07	15.45	13.58%	10.70
1964	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.65%	47.77	13.08	7.35	54.85	53.22	56.52	15.17	14.09%	11.07
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.73%	47.64	12.76	7.37	55.27	53.64	56.95	14.99	14.62%	11.45
1966	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.81%	47.52	12.46	7.39	55.67	54.03	57.35	14.77	15.17%	11.84
1967	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.89%	47.41	12.18	7.40	56.03	54.39	57.73	14.66	15.73%	12.24
1968	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.96%	47.33	11.94	7.41	56.36	54.71	58.06	14.62	16.31%	12.65
1969	5M	3M	3M	0.99	3.04%	47.30	11.72	7.42	56.66	54.99	58.36	14.60	16.88%	13.09
1970	5M	3M	3M	0.99	3.10%	47.32	11.54	7.42	56.91	55.24	58.63	14.57	17.36%	13.54
1971	5M	3M	3M	0.99	3.16%	47.41	11.39	7.43	57.14	55.45	58.86	14.52	17.86%	14.02
1972	6M	3M	3M	0.99	3.22%	47.55	11.27	7.43	57.33	55.65	59.05	14.47	18.36%	14.53
1973	6M	3M	3M	0.99	3.28%	47.71	11.16	7.44	57.51	55.82	59.23	14.43	18.87%	15.05
1974	6M	3M	3M	0.99	3.33%	47.84	11.06	7.44	57.69	56.00	59.41	14.40	19.40%	15.58
1975	6M	3M	3M	0.99	3.38%	47.90	10.94	7.43	57.89	56.21	59.61	14.39	19.87%	16.11
1976	7M	3M	3M	0.99	3.43%	47.79	10.78	7.39	58.15	56.47	59.86	14.30	20.36%	16.65
1977	7M	3M	3M	0.99	3.49%	47.49	10.58	7.31	58.47	56.80	60.17	14.22	20.85%	17.19
1978	7M	3M	3M	0.99	3.55%	46.97	10.33	7.20	58.85	57.18	60.55	14.16	21.35%	17.74
1979	7M	4M	4M	0.99	3.61%	46.24	10.04	7.05	59.27	57.59	60.98	14.14	21.85%	18.33
1980	7M	4M	4M	0.99	3.67%	45.35	9.72	6.87	59.73	58.02	61.46	14.14	22.37%	18.97
1981	8M	4M	4M	0.99	3.73%	44.35	9.37	6.66	60.20	58.44	61.99	14.24	22.90%	19.65
1982	8M	4M	4M	0.99	3.80%	43.34	9.02	6.45	60.65	58.80	62.53	14.39	23.43%	20.38
1983	8M	4M	4M	0.99	3.87%	42.36	8.70	6.24	61.03	59.06	63.03	14.58	24.07%	21.13
1984	9M	4M	4M	0.99	3.92%	41.45	8.43	6.03	61.28	59.18	63.44	14.77	24.74%	21.92
1985	9M	4M	4M	0.99	3.92%	40.60	8.25	5.84	61.36	59.09	63.70	14.96	25.41%	22.73
1986	9M	5M	5M	0.99	3.86%	39.78	8.18	5.64	61.20	58.77	63.75	15.13	26.11%	23.56
1987	10M	5M	5M	0.99	3.74%	38.94	8.22	5.45	60.79	58.19	63.55	15.29	26.81%	24.39
1988	10M	5M	5M	0.99	3.54%	38.06	8.38	5.25	60.14	57.38	63.08	15.44	27.52%	25.22
1989	10M	5M	5M	0.99	3.29%	37.15	8.66	5.06	59.24	56.34	62.36	15.63	28.25%	26.00
1990	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.99%	36.22	9.07	4.86	58.10	55.12	61.36	15.87	28.99%	26.71
1991	11M	5M	5M	0.99	2.67%	35.31	9.63	4.68	56.75	53.72	60.09	15.94	29.74%	27.35
1992	11M	5M	5M	0.99	2.35%	34.46	10.29	4.50	55.24	52.21	58.61	16.07	30.50%	27.91
1993	11M	6M	6M	0.98	2.05%	33.71	11.05	4.35	53.65	50.66	57.00	16.24	30.94%	28.40
1994	11M	6M	6M	0.98	1.79%	33.07	11.86	4.21	52.04	49.14	55.31	16.42	31.34%	28.83
1995	11M	6M	6M	0.98	1.56%	32.56	12.71	4.09	50.48	47.69	53.63	16.60	31.73%	29.21
1996	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.37%	32.19	13.56	3.99	49.01	46.36	52.00	16.72	32.13%	29.55
1997	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.22%	31.93	14.40	3.91	47.66	45.17	50.47	16.82	32.53%	29.84
1998	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.09%	31.77	15.20	3.84	46.47	44.14	49.09	16.92	32.94%	30.08
1999	12M	6M	6M	0.96	0.99%	31.72	15.91	3.79	45.46	43.28	47.89	17.03	33.35%	30.27
2000	12M	6M	6M	0.96	0.92%	31.78	16.53	3.75	44.65	42.61	46.91	17.15	33.76%	30.42
2001	12M	6M	6M	0.95	0.87%	31.96	17.06	3.73	44.01	42.09	46.11	17.23	34.17%	30.53
2002	12M	6M	6M	0.94	0.85%	32.27	17.48	3.72	43.52	41.70	45.49	17.29	34.59%	30.61
2003	12M	6M	6M	0.93	0.84%	32.69	17.79	3.73	43.20	41.44	45.06	17.33	34.48%	30.68
2004	12M	6M	6M	0.93	0.85%	33.20	17.95	3.74	43.07	41.37	44.85	17.35	34.29%	30.77
2005	12M	6M	6M	0.92	0.88%	33.76	17.91	3.78	43.24	41.57	44.96	17.35	34.11%	30.92
2006	12M	6M	6M	0.91	0.95%	34.38	17.59	3.82	43.85	42.19	45.54	17.45	33.93%	31.12
2007	12M	6M	6M	0.91	1.06%	35.02	16.96	3.87	44.95	43.28	46.60	17.53	33.74%	31.38
2008	12M	6M	6M	0.91	1.22%	35.62	16.07	3.93	46.50	44.81	48.14	17.58	33.56%	31.70
2009	13M	6M	7M	0.91	1.42%	36.13	14.94	3.99	48.45	46.72	50.07	17.59	33.38%	32.07
2010	13M	6M	7M	0.91	1.67%	36.46	13.68	4.03	50.64	48.88	52.24	17.56	33.20%	32.51
2011	13M	6M	7M	0.91	1.95%	36.53	12.38	4.06	52.90	51.12	54.47	17.58	33.02%	33.01
2012	13M	6M	7M	0.91	2.25%	36.29	11.17	4.06	55.03	53.24	56.58	17.56	32.83%	33.58
2013	13M	6M	7M	0.91	2.53%	35.77	10.12	4.03	56.90	55.11	58.41	17.51	32.65%	34.18
2014	14M	6M	7M	0.91	2.77%	34.98	9.28	3.97	58.41	56.63	59.89	17.45	32.50%	34.79
2015	14M	7M	7M	0.91	2.92%	33.98	8.67	3.90	59.53	57.78	60.98	17.40	32.39%	35.37
2016	14M	7M	7M	0.91	2.96%	32.86	8.29	3.80	60.29	58.57	61.72	17.39	32.30%	35.92
2017	14M	7M	7M	0.91	2.95%	31.73	8.04	3.71	60.81	59.11	62.22	17.44	32.24%	36.45
2018	14M	7M	8M	0.91	2.89%	30.68	7.88	3.62	61.20	59.50	62.60	17.52	32.21%	36.97
2019	15M	7M	8M	0.91	2.83%	29.75	7.77	3.53	61.49	59.80	62.90	17.60	32.21%	37.50
2020	15M	7M	8M	0.91	2.77%	28.98	7.69	3.46	61.74	60.04	63.16	17.67	32.24%	38.05
2021	15M	7M	8M	0.91	2.77%	28.98	7.69	3.46	61.74	60.04	63.16	17.90	32.30%	38.64
2022	15M	7M	8M	0.91	2.77%	28.98	7.69	3.46	61.74	60.04	63.16	18.09	32.40%	39.25
2023	16M	7M	8M	0.91	2.66%	27.63	7.54	3.30	62.38	60.62	63.89	18.25	32.52%	39.89
2024	16M	8M	8M	0.92	2.63%	27.18	7.49	3.24	62.60	60.81	64.13	18.42	32.67%	40.56
2025	16M	8M	8M	0.92	2.59%	26.73	7.44	3.19	62.81	61.00	64.37	18.63	32.85%	41.25

Zimbabwe Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	16M	8M	9M	0.92	2.59%	26.51	7.39	3.14	63.06	61.23	64.63	18.85	33.07%	41.96
2027	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.58%	26.30	7.34	3.10	63.30	61.45	64.90	19.12	33.31%	42.71
2028	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.57%	26.08	7.30	3.05	63.55	61.68	65.16	19.45	33.59%	43.47
2029	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.57%	25.87	7.25	3.01	63.79	61.90	65.43	19.79	33.90%	44.25
2030	18M	8M	9M	0.93	2.56%	25.65	7.20	2.96	64.04	62.13	65.69	20.12	34.24%	45.05
2031	18M	9M	9M	0.93	2.55%	25.46	7.17	2.92	64.27	62.34	65.94	20.46	34.61%	45.86
2032	18M	9M	9M	0.93	2.53%	25.27	7.15	2.88	64.50	62.54	66.19	20.81	35.02%	46.68
2033	19M	9M	10M	0.93	2.52%	25.07	7.12	2.85	64.72	62.75	66.43	21.14	35.45%	47.51
2034	19M	9M	10M	0.93	2.50%	24.88	7.10	2.81	64.95	62.95	66.68	21.46	35.92%	48.35
2035	19M	9M	10M	0.93	2.49%	24.69	7.07	2.77	65.18	63.16	66.93	21.77	36.43%	49.19
2036	20M	9M	10M	0.94	2.45%	24.39	7.06	2.74	65.39	63.35	67.16	22.07	36.96%	50.03
2037	20M	10M	10M	0.94	2.42%	24.10	7.05	2.71	65.60	63.54	67.39	22.39	37.53%	50.88
2038	20M	10M	10M	0.94	2.38%	23.80	7.05	2.67	65.81	63.73	67.62	22.72	38.13%	51.73
2039	21M	10M	11M	0.94	2.34%	23.51	7.04	2.64	66.02	63.92	67.85	23.04	38.77%	52.58
2040	21M	10M	11M	0.94	2.30%	23.21	7.03	2.61	66.23	64.11	68.08	23.36	39.40%	53.42
2041	21M	10M	11M	0.94	2.24%	22.83	7.04	2.58	66.42	64.29	68.30	23.66	40.04%	54.25
2042	22M	10M	11M	0.94	2.19%	22.46	7.05	2.55	66.62	64.46	68.52	23.93	40.69%	55.08
2043	22M	11M	11M	0.95	2.13%	22.08	7.06	2.52	66.81	64.64	68.73	24.18	41.34%	55.90
2044	22M	11M	11M	0.95	2.07%	21.71	7.07	2.49	67.01	64.81	68.95	24.43	41.99%	56.72
2045	22M	11M	12M	0.95	2.01%	21.33	7.08	2.46	67.20	64.99	69.17	24.68	42.64%	57.52
2046	23M	11M	12M	0.95	1.95%	20.95	7.11	2.44	67.38	65.15	69.37	24.93	43.30%	58.30
2047	23M	11M	12M	0.95	1.88%	20.57	7.15	2.41	67.56	65.31	69.57	25.18	43.96%	59.08
2048	23M	11M	12M	0.95	1.81%	20.19	7.18	2.39	67.74	65.47	69.78	25.43	44.62%	59.84
2049	24M	12M	12M	0.95	1.74%	19.81	7.22	2.36	67.92	65.63	69.98	25.67	45.28%	60.58
2050	24M	12M	12M	0.95	1.68%	19.43	7.25	2.34	68.10	65.79	70.18	25.93	45.95%	61.31

Highest City Populations in Zimbabwe

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Harare	1,564,090	1,542,813
2	Bulawayo	644,142	643,000
3	Chitungwiza	399,284	371,244

Map of Zimbabwe

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Democratic Republic of the Congo104M

South Africa63M

Burkina Faso24M

Zimbabwe16M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe242k