The total population in Zimbabwe was estimated at 15.2 million people in 2022, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Zimbabwe Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Growth data was reported at 2.323 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.336 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 3.036 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.887 % in 1983 and a record low of 1.061 % in 2003. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Population growth (annual %) in Zimbabwe was reported at 1.6771 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Zimbabwe - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 2.822 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.816 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 3.089 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.374 % in 1961 and a record low of 2.816 % in 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Rural population (% of total population) in Zimbabwe was reported at 67.48 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Zimbabwe - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Population Ages 0 to 14 for Zimbabwe (SPPOP0014TOZSZWE) from 1960 to 2023 about 0 to 14 years, Zimbabwe, and population.

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for Zimbabwe (SLEMPTOTLSPZSZWE) from 1991 to 2024 about Zimbabwe, employment-population ratio, employment, and population.

Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 55.167 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 54.953 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 50.538 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.167 % in 2017 and a record low of 47.530 % in 1980. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Population ages 65 and above, male in Zimbabwe was reported at 238194 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Zimbabwe - Population ages 65 and above, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

zimbabwe - Population Growth for Zimbabwe was 1.67710 % Chg. at Annual Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, zimbabwe - Population Growth for Zimbabwe reached a record high of 1.72601 in January of 2021 and a record low of 1.67710 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for zimbabwe - Population Growth for Zimbabwe - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

Zimbabwe: Percent of world population: The latest value from 2023 is 0.21 percent, unchanged from 0.21 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.51 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1960 to 2023 is 0.17 percent. The minimum value, 0.13 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.21 percent was recorded in 2022.

Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 40.033 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.181 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 45.763 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.629 % in 1980 and a record low of 40.033 % in 2017. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

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Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Total data was reported at 16,529,904.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,150,362.000 Person for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 9,753,421.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,529,904.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 3,747,369.000 Person in 1960. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data was reported at 10.236 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.335 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 10.788 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.563 % in 2000 and a record low of 8.666 % in 1964. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Zimbabwe GDP per capita for 2023 was $1,592, a 5.03% decline from 2022.

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<li>Zimbabwe GDP per capita for 2022 was <strong>$1,677</strong>, a <strong>5.47% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Zimbabwe GDP per capita for 2021 was <strong>$1,774</strong>, a <strong>29.23% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Zimbabwe GDP per capita for 2020 was <strong>$1,373</strong>, a <strong>3.46% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Data sources: GDP per capita (In US dollars) [11], Zimbabwe Population [20], Rural Population (Rural % of population) [20].

Zimbabwe ZW: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 2.140 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.061 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 5.180 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.001 % in 1963 and a record low of 0.592 % in 2004. Zimbabwe ZW: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data was reported at 8.856 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.906 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.560 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.322 % in 2011 and a record low of 5.864 % in 1974. Zimbabwe ZW: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Zimbabwe ZW: Urban Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 32.237 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32.296 % for 2016. Zimbabwe ZW: Urban Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 27.887 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.585 % in 2002 and a record low of 12.608 % in 1960. Zimbabwe ZW: Urban Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zimbabwe – Table ZW.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;