The current population of Zimbabwe is 17,210,092 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 16,634,373 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Zimbabwe has had an average growth rate of 1.89% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 12.5M people to 17.2M (37.9% growth in 20 years).
- Zimbabwe accounts for 0.21% of the world's population.
- Zimbabwe is projected to reach 37.2M people in 2100.
- Zimbabwe is ranked 74/197 by population and was ranked 70th in 2005.
Zimbabwe population clock
Zimbabwe
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
17210092
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 74/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.21% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.79 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.06 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.22 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +804 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +293,551 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.8% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 62/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
8.68 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -60,528 | N/A |
Zimbabwe population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,809,389 | - |
| 1961 | 3,930,401 | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 4,055,959 | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 4,185,877 | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 4,320,006 | 3.2% |
| 1965 | 4,458,462 | 3.2% |
| 1966 | 4,601,217 | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 4,748,307 | 3.2% |
| 1968 | 4,900,440 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | 5,058,181 | 3.22% |
| 1970 | 5,215,918 | 3.12% |
| 1971 | 5,374,712 | 3.04% |
| 1972 | 5,542,445 | 3.12% |
| 1973 | 5,720,404 | 3.21% |
| 1974 | 5,908,328 | 3.29% |
| 1975 | 6,098,658 | 3.22% |
| 1976 | 6,287,105 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 6,449,512 | 2.58% |
| 1978 | 6,543,575 | 1.46% |
| 1979 | 6,647,556 | 1.59% |
| 1980 | 7,041,303 | 5.92% |
| 1981 | 7,498,635 | 6.49% |
| 1982 | 7,796,496 | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 8,098,404 | 3.87% |
| 1984 | 8,391,488 | 3.62% |
| 1985 | 8,686,813 | 3.52% |
| 1986 | 8,982,578 | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 9,284,644 | 3.36% |
| 1988 | 9,583,094 | 3.21% |
| 1989 | 9,864,798 | 2.94% |
| 1990 | 10,137,281 | 2.76% |
| 1991 | 10,404,816 | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 10,702,700 | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 10,860,288 | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 10,873,148 | 0.12% |
| 1995 | 10,974,599 | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 11,158,360 | 1.67% |
| 1997 | 11,369,827 | 1.9% |
| 1998 | 11,594,297 | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 11,783,458 | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 11,892,055 | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 11,971,901 | 0.67% |
| 2002 | 12,087,653 | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 12,232,323 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 12,365,896 | 1.09% |
| 2005 | 12,483,432 | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 12,636,445 | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 12,804,058 | 1.33% |
| 2008 | 12,959,149 | 1.21% |
| 2009 | 13,142,790 | 1.42% |
| 2010 | 13,356,548 | 1.63% |
| 2011 | 13,595,424 | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 13,817,887 | 1.64% |
| 2013 | 14,013,808 | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 14,207,359 | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 14,399,013 | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 14,600,294 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 14,812,482 | 1.45% |
| 2018 | 15,034,452 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 15,271,368 | 1.58% |
| 2020 | 15,526,888 | 1.67% |
| 2021 | 15,797,210 | 1.74% |
| 2022 | 16,069,056 | 1.72% |
| 2023 | 16,340,822 | 1.69% |
| 2024 | 16,634,373 | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 16,950,805 | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 17,273,591 | 1.9% |
| 2027 | 17,600,621 | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 17,932,015 | 1.88% |
| 2029 | 18,268,967 | 1.88% |
| 2030 | 18,610,356 | 1.87% |
| 2031 | 18,956,207 | 1.86% |
| 2032 | 19,311,368 | 1.87% |
| 2033 | 19,675,929 | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 20,041,125 | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 20,409,159 | 1.84% |
| 2036 | 20,778,662 | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 21,144,748 | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 21,512,919 | 1.74% |
| 2039 | 21,881,123 | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 22,250,123 | 1.69% |
| 2041 | 22,627,428 | 1.7% |
| 2042 | 23,000,906 | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 23,371,301 | 1.61% |
| 2044 | 23,740,630 | 1.58% |
| 2045 | 24,102,391 | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 24,462,491 | 1.49% |
| 2047 | 24,816,449 | 1.45% |
| 2048 | 25,168,419 | 1.42% |
| 2049 | 25,518,513 | 1.39% |
| 2050 | 25,866,397 | 1.36% |
Zimbabwe has a population of 17.2M as of 2025, compared to 14.4M in 2015, 12.5M in 2005, and 11M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.95% per year. Zimbabwe is ranked 74th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Zimbabwe will have 24,102,391 people (40% growth) with a rank change from 74th to 66th.
By the year 2100, Zimbabwe's population is projected to grow by 116% to 37.2M people.
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Zimbabwe population statistics
|
Zimbabwe
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.3 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.72 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 111.4 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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