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Zimbabwe

Population

17,373,924

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
74th
Share of world
0.21%
Annual change
+322,7851.80%

Population of Zimbabwe

010M20M30M40M50M60M70M202617.4M2050 projection25.9M↑ 49% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 17,373,924. 2050 projection: 25,866,385.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Zimbabwe. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202617,273,5801.80%74
202516,950,7951.77%74
202015,526,8881.67%74
201915,271,3681.58%74
201815,034,4521.50%74
201714,812,4821.45%74
201514,399,0131.51%73
201013,356,5481.36%71
200512,483,4320.98%70
200011,892,0551.62%66

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Population by City

Harare is home to 1,494,371 people, 8.65% of Zimbabwe's population.

City population1M600K200K
Harare 1.5MBulawayo 671.1KChitungwiza 377.2KMutare 242.4KEpworth 224.4KGweru 160.8KKadoma 129.6KKwekwe 128.4KRuwa 114.9KChinhoyi 101.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Harare1.5M8.65%
2Bulawayo671.1K3.88%
3Chitungwiza377.2K2.18%
4Mutare242.4K1.40%
5Epworth224.4K1.30%
6Gweru160.8K0.93%
7Kadoma129.6K0.75%
8Kwekwe128.4K0.74%
9Ruwa114.9K0.67%
10Chinhoyi101.8K0.59%

Zimbabwe by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Zimbabwe is home to an estimated 17,373,924 people, the 74th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Zimbabwe has a net population change of approximately 888 people per day, driven by 1,383 births, 345 deaths, and net emigration of 150 people.
Share of world
Zimbabwe makes up 0.21% of the world's population and 1.09% of Africa's.
Density
44.7 people per km² of land (115.6 per mi²), ranking 171st among countries and territories.
Urban living
40.5% of people live in urban areas.

Zimbabwe Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 27100+ years, female: 12495–99 years, male: 36095–99 years, female: 1,16690–94 years, male: 1,85690–94 years, female: 4,54285–89 years, male: 6,83985–89 years, female: 13,98480–84 years, male: 19,20380–84 years, female: 34,31075–79 years, male: 44,18575–79 years, female: 69,28170–74 years, male: 76,33270–74 years, female: 114,71065–69 years, male: 89,64265–69 years, female: 129,70360–64 years, male: 101,05160–64 years, female: 134,07355–59 years, male: 129,07255–59 years, female: 191,79550–54 years, male: 193,03150–54 years, female: 305,25345–49 years, male: 336,56945–49 years, female: 457,52540–44 years, male: 474,38640–44 years, female: 584,88035–39 years, male: 413,35235–39 years, female: 506,25230–34 years, male: 428,91530–34 years, female: 519,10825–29 years, male: 624,39325–29 years, female: 684,72620–24 years, male: 841,17620–24 years, female: 856,95415–19 years, male: 1,021,50115–19 years, female: 1,015,49910–14 years, male: 1,137,11010–14 years, female: 1,125,6095–9 years, male: 1,112,9885–9 years, female: 1,096,4290–4 years, male: 1,197,9830–4 years, female: 1,177,686100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M

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Median age

19.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

63.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

47.76%

Female

52.24%

Life expectancy 61Life expectancy 65.9

Ethnicity

99.6%

African

  • African99.6%
  • Other0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2022 est.

African: predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group

Religion

74.8%

Protestant, the largest religion

  • Protestant74.8%
  • None10.5%
  • Roman Catholic7.3%
  • Other Christian5.3%
  • traditional1.5%
  • Muslim0.5%
  • Other0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2015 est.

Protestant: includes Apostolic 37.5%, Pentecostal 21.8%, Other 15.5%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Zimbabwe United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Central Statistical Office of Zimbabwe
  5. Central Statistical Office of Zimbabwe