Demographics of Zimbabwe
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 27 Dec 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Zimbabwe is projected at 16.63 million, compared to 16.34 million in 2023. It ranks 74th in the world by population and 26th in Africa. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.88 percent, the 56th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 7.93 million males and 8.71 million females in Zimbabwe. The percentage of the male population is 47.67%, compared to 52.33% of the female population. Zimbabwe has 776k more females than males. The sex ratio in Zimbabwe in 2024 will be 91.084 males per 100 females. Zimbabwe is in the 29th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | |||
1950 | 1,390,709 | 1,400,196 | 2,790,905 | 3.19 | 99.322 |
1955 | 1,619,398 | 1,643,818 | 3,263,215 | 3.09 | 98.514 |
1960 | 1,883,710 | 1,925,678 | 3,809,389 | 3.12 | 97.821 |
1965 | 2,198,370 | 2,260,092 | 4,458,462 | 3.16 | 97.269 |
1970 | 2,563,097 | 2,652,820 | 5,215,918 | 2.97 | 96.618 |
1975 | 2,973,867 | 3,124,791 | 6,098,658 | 3.08 | 95.170 |
1980 | 3,381,936 | 3,659,367 | 7,041,303 | 8.98 | 92.419 |
1985 | 4,250,636 | 4,436,177 | 8,686,813 | 3.40 | 95.818 |
1990 | 4,922,073 | 5,215,209 | 10,137,281 | 2.67 | 94.379 |
1995 | 5,215,500 | 5,759,099 | 10,974,599 | 1.47 | 90.561 |
2000 | 5,658,966 | 6,233,089 | 11,892,055 | 0.60 | 90.789 |
2005 | 5,916,178 | 6,567,253 | 12,483,432 | 0.92 | 90.086 |
2010 | 6,325,021 | 7,031,526 | 13,356,548 | 1.70 | 89.952 |
2015 | 6,810,139 | 7,588,874 | 14,399,013 | 1.35 | 89.738 |
2020 | 7,370,588 | 8,156,301 | 15,526,888 | 1.71 | 90.367 |
2021 | 7,505,482 | 8,291,728 | 15,797,210 | 1.74 | 90.518 |
2022 | 7,642,717 | 8,426,339 | 16,069,056 | 1.67 | 90.700 |
2023 | 7,780,934 | 8,559,888 | 16,340,822 | 1.68 | 90.900 |
2024 | 7,929,088 | 8,705,284 | 16,634,373 | 1.88 | 91.084 |
2025 | 8,087,867 | 8,862,928 | 16,950,795 | 1.89 | 91.255 |
Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 49.416 | 17.425 | 7.041 |
1955 | 51.411 | 16.197 | 7.099 |
1960 | 53.492 | 15.273 | 7.195 |
1965 | 55.905 | 14.524 | 7.231 |
1970 | 57.761 | 14.695 | 6.982 |
1975 | 58.249 | 14.794 | 6.832 |
1980 | 59.062 | 14.566 | 6.517 |
1985 | 60.901 | 14.804 | 5.871 |
1990 | 58.319 | 15.150 | 4.876 |
1995 | 51.144 | 15.477 | 4.153 |
2000 | 46.034 | 16.747 | 4.009 |
2005 | 46.570 | 17.458 | 3.693 |
2010 | 51.925 | 17.284 | 4.040 |
2015 | 58.989 | 16.729 | 3.911 |
2020 | 61.530 | 17.363 | 3.754 |
2021 | 60.135 | 17.538 | 3.765 |
2022 | 62.360 | 17.683 | 3.767 |
2023 | 62.775 | 17.808 | 3.724 |
2024 | 63.064 | 17.961 | 3.674 |
2025 | 63.346 | 18.136 | 3.622 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 46,670 | 140,346 | 16.722 | 50.287 |
1955 | 51,151 | 158,336 | 15.675 | 48.522 |
1960 | 53,955 | 180,915 | 14.164 | 47.492 |
1965 | 55,596 | 206,762 | 12.470 | 46.375 |
1970 | 58,553 | 237,535 | 11.226 | 45.540 |
1975 | 67,391 | 284,338 | 11.050 | 46.623 |
1980 | 74,554 | 315,730 | 10.588 | 44.840 |
1985 | 77,009 | 367,769 | 8.865 | 42.336 |
1990 | 94,530 | 359,971 | 9.325 | 35.510 |
1995 | 140,812 | 347,511 | 12.831 | 31.665 |
2000 | 193,299 | 429,631 | 16.254 | 36.128 |
2005 | 198,404 | 446,943 | 15.893 | 35.803 |
2010 | 170,235 | 505,804 | 12.745 | 37.869 |
2015 | 132,188 | 488,386 | 9.180 | 33.918 |
2020 | 126,360 | 481,152 | 8.138 | 30.988 |
2021 | 138,736 | 488,642 | 8.782 | 30.932 |
2022 | 124,999 | 496,240 | 7.779 | 30.882 |
2023 | 124,412 | 496,917 | 7.614 | 30.410 |
2024 | 124,718 | 497,215 | 7.498 | 29.891 |
2025 | 125,303 | 500,731 | 7.392 | 29.540 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 292,368 | 2,454,484 | 10.644 |
1955 | 371,106 | 2,830,909 | 11.590 |
1960 | 472,478 | 3,274,891 | 12.608 |
1965 | 644,767 | 3,765,445 | 14.620 |
1970 | 898,584 | 4,277,034 | 17.362 |
1975 | 1,215,331 | 4,900,039 | 19.873 |
1980 | 1,602,677 | 5,561,495 | 22.371 |
1985 | 2,200,595 | 6,458,262 | 25.414 |
1990 | 2,951,918 | 7,231,195 | 28.988 |
1995 | 3,592,151 | 7,728,195 | 31.732 |
2000 | 4,125,989 | 8,096,262 | 33.758 |
2005 | 4,413,866 | 8,526,166 | 34.110 |
2010 | 4,676,106 | 9,410,211 | 33.196 |
2015 | 5,109,485 | 10,667,966 | 32.385 |
2020 | 5,700,460 | 11,980,005 | 32.242 |
2021 | 5,834,113 | 12,226,340 | 32.303 |
2022 | 5,972,826 | 12,464,597 | 32.395 |
2023 | 6,117,511 | 12,695,580 | 32.517 |
2024 | 6,269,464 | 12,920,837 | 32.670 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,176,460 | 1,156,591 | 2,333,051 | 14.03 | 101.718 |
05-09 | 1,110,427 | 1,095,313 | 2,205,740 | 13.26 | 101.380 |
10-14 | 1,135,537 | 1,124,765 | 2,260,303 | 13.59 | 100.958 |
15-19 | 944,594 | 943,082 | 1,887,676 | 11.35 | 100.160 |
20-24 | 789,385 | 818,494 | 1,607,878 | 9.67 | 96.444 |
25-29 | 530,404 | 605,579 | 1,135,983 | 6.83 | 87.586 |
30-34 | 425,834 | 517,019 | 942,852 | 5.67 | 82.363 |
35-39 | 457,654 | 558,047 | 1,015,701 | 6.11 | 82.010 |
40-44 | 444,745 | 554,847 | 999,592 | 6.01 | 80.156 |
45-49 | 281,277 | 406,414 | 687,692 | 4.13 | 69.209 |
50-54 | 166,596 | 260,917 | 427,513 | 2.57 | 63.850 |
55-59 | 124,190 | 167,138 | 291,329 | 1.75 | 74.304 |
60-64 | 102,600 | 137,351 | 239,951 | 1.44 | 74.699 |
65-69 | 96,530 | 138,385 | 234,915 | 1.41 | 69.755 |
70-74 | 77,096 | 111,427 | 188,523 | 1.13 | 69.190 |
75-79 | 38,808 | 59,656 | 98,463 | 0.59 | 65.053 |
80-84 | 18,072 | 31,438 | 49,510 | 0.30 | 57.485 |
85-89 | 6,611 | 12,925 | 19,535 | 0.12 | 51.149 |
90-94 | 1,907 | 4,683 | 6,590 | 0.04 | 40.722 |
95-99 | 337 | 1,104 | 1,440 | 0.01 | 30.525 |
100+ | 25 | 111 | 136 | 0.00 | 22.523 |
Total | 7,929,089 | 8,705,286 | 16,634,373 | 91.084 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio