Population in the United States compared to Zimbabwe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the United States and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	United States	Zimbabwe	United States	Zimbabwe
1900	76,094,000	-	-	-
1901	77,584,000	-	1.96%	-
1902	79,163,000	-	2.04%	-
1903	80,632,000	-	1.86%	-
1904	82,166,000	-	1.9%	-
1905	83,822,000	-	2.02%	-
1906	85,450,000	-	1.94%	-
1907	87,008,000	-	1.82%	-
1908	88,710,000	-	1.96%	-
1909	90,490,000	-	2.01%	-
1910	92,407,000	-	2.12%	-
1911	93,863,000	-	1.58%	-
1912	95,335,000	-	1.57%	-
1913	97,225,000	-	1.98%	-
1914	99,111,000	-	1.94%	-
1915	100,546,000	-	1.45%	-
1916	101,961,000	-	1.41%	-
1917	103,268,000	-	1.28%	-
1918	103,208,000	-	-0.06%	-
1919	104,514,000	-	1.27%	-
1920	106,461,000	-	1.86%	-
1921	108,538,000	-	1.95%	-
1922	110,049,000	-	1.39%	-
1923	111,947,000	-	1.72%	-
1924	114,109,000	-	1.93%	-
1925	115,829,000	-	1.51%	-
1926	117,397,000	-	1.35%	-
1927	119,035,000	-	1.4%	-
1928	120,509,000	-	1.24%	-
1929	121,767,000	-	1.04%	-
1930	123,076,741	-	1.08%	-
1931	124,039,648	-	0.78%	-
1932	124,840,471	-	0.65%	-
1933	125,578,763	-	0.59%	-
1934	126,373,773	-	0.63%	-
1935	127,250,232	-	0.69%	-
1936	128,053,180	-	0.63%	-
1937	128,824,829	-	0.6%	-
1938	129,824,939	-	0.78%	-
1939	130,879,718	-	0.81%	-
1940	132,122,446	-	0.95%	-
1941	133,402,471	-	0.97%	-
1942	134,859,553	-	1.09%	-
1943	136,739,353	-	1.39%	-
1944	138,397,345	-	1.21%	-
1945	139,928,165	-	1.11%	-
1946	141,388,566	-	1.04%	-
1947	144,126,071	-	1.94%	-
1948	146,631,302	-	1.74%	-
1949	149,188,130	-	1.74%	-
1950	152,271,417	-	2.07%	-
1951	154,877,889	-	1.71%	-
1952	157,552,740	-	1.73%	-
1953	160,184,192	-	1.67%	-
1954	163,025,854	-	1.77%	-
1955	165,931,202	-	1.78%	-
1956	168,903,031	-	1.79%	-
1957	171,984,130	-	1.82%	-
1958	174,881,904	-	1.68%	-
1959	177,829,628	-	1.69%	-
1960	180,671,158	3,809,389	1.6%	-
1961	183,691,481	3,930,401	1.67%	3.18%
1962	186,537,737	4,055,959	1.55%	3.19%
1963	189,241,798	4,185,877	1.45%	3.2%
1964	191,888,791	4,320,006	1.4%	3.2%
1965	194,302,963	4,458,462	1.26%	3.2%
1966	196,560,338	4,601,217	1.16%	3.2%
1967	198,712,056	4,748,307	1.09%	3.2%
1968	200,706,052	4,900,440	1%	3.2%
1969	202,676,946	5,058,181	0.98%	3.22%
1970	205,052,174	5,215,918	1.17%	3.12%
1971	207,660,677	5,374,712	1.27%	3.04%
1972	209,896,021	5,542,445	1.08%	3.12%
1973	211,908,788	5,720,404	0.96%	3.21%
1974	213,853,928	5,908,328	0.92%	3.29%
1975	215,973,199	6,098,658	0.99%	3.22%
1976	218,035,164	6,287,105	0.95%	3.09%
1977	220,239,425	6,449,512	1.01%	2.58%
1978	222,584,545	6,543,575	1.06%	1.46%
1979	225,055,487	6,647,556	1.11%	1.59%
1980	226,542,250	7,041,303	0.66%	5.92%
1981	229,465,744	7,498,635	1.29%	6.49%
1982	231,664,432	7,796,496	0.96%	3.97%
1983	233,792,014	8,098,404	0.92%	3.87%
1984	235,824,908	8,391,488	0.87%	3.62%
1985	237,923,734	8,686,813	0.89%	3.52%
1986	240,132,831	8,982,578	0.93%	3.4%
1987	242,288,936	9,284,644	0.9%	3.36%
1988	244,499,004	9,583,094	0.91%	3.21%
1989	246,819,222	9,864,798	0.95%	2.94%
1990	250,131,894	10,137,281	1.34%	2.76%
1991	253,492,503	10,404,816	1.34%	2.64%
1992	256,894,189	10,702,700	1.34%	2.86%
1993	260,255,352	10,860,288	1.31%	1.47%
1994	263,435,673	10,873,148	1.22%	0.12%
1995	266,557,091	10,974,599	1.18%	0.93%
1996	269,667,391	11,158,360	1.17%	1.67%
1997	272,911,760	11,369,827	1.2%	1.9%
1998	276,115,288	11,594,297	1.17%	1.97%
1999	279,294,713	11,783,458	1.15%	1.63%
2000	282,162,411	11,892,055	1.03%	0.92%
2001	284,968,955	11,971,901	0.99%	0.67%
2002	287,625,193	12,087,653	0.93%	0.97%
2003	290,107,933	12,232,323	0.86%	1.2%
2004	292,805,298	12,365,896	0.93%	1.09%
2005	295,516,599	12,483,432	0.93%	0.95%
2006	298,379,912	12,636,445	0.97%	1.23%
2007	301,231,207	12,804,058	0.96%	1.33%
2008	304,093,966	12,959,149	0.95%	1.21%
2009	306,771,529	13,142,790	0.88%	1.42%
2010	309,327,143	13,356,548	0.83%	1.63%
2011	311,583,481	13,595,424	0.73%	1.79%
2012	313,877,662	13,817,887	0.74%	1.64%
2013	316,059,947	14,013,808	0.7%	1.42%
2014	318,386,329	14,207,359	0.74%	1.38%
2015	320,738,994	14,399,013	0.74%	1.35%
2016	323,071,755	14,600,294	0.73%	1.4%
2017	325,122,128	14,812,482	0.63%	1.45%
2018	326,838,199	15,034,452	0.53%	1.5%
2019	328,329,953	15,271,368	0.46%	1.58%
2020	331,526,933	15,526,888	0.97%	1.67%
2021	331,893,745	15,797,210	0.11%	1.74%
2022	333,271,411	16,069,056	0.42%	1.72%
2023	334,914,895	16,340,822	0.49%	1.69%
2024	340,110,988	16,634,373	1.55%	1.8%
2025	341,931,772	16,950,805	0.54%	1.9%
2026	343,664,369	17,273,591	0.51%	1.9%
2027	345,331,185	17,600,621	0.49%	1.89%
2028	346,981,137	17,932,015	0.48%	1.88%
2029	348,601,982	18,268,967	0.47%	1.88%
2030	350,176,974	18,610,356	0.45%	1.87%
2031	351,725,612	18,956,207	0.44%	1.86%
2032	353,249,060	19,311,368	0.43%	1.87%
2033	354,749,644	19,675,929	0.42%	1.89%
2034	356,234,239	20,041,125	0.42%	1.86%
2035	357,694,316	20,409,159	0.41%	1.84%
2036	359,119,002	20,778,662	0.4%	1.81%
2037	360,517,853	21,144,748	0.39%	1.76%
2038	361,895,407	21,512,919	0.38%	1.74%
2039	363,229,908	21,881,123	0.37%	1.71%
2040	364,512,364	22,250,123	0.35%	1.69%
2041	365,753,139	22,627,428	0.34%	1.7%
2042	366,969,419	23,000,906	0.33%	1.65%
2043	368,146,925	23,371,301	0.32%	1.61%
2044	369,258,123	23,740,630	0.3%	1.58%
2045	370,318,770	24,102,391	0.29%	1.52%
2046	371,328,255	24,462,491	0.27%	1.49%
2047	372,299,116	24,816,449	0.26%	1.45%
2048	373,230,539	25,168,419	0.25%	1.42%
2049	374,119,803	25,518,513	0.24%	1.39%
2050	374,986,259	25,866,397	0.23%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the United States increased by 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the United States gained 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

The United States was ranked 3rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 3rd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the United States' population will grow by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.