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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Zimbabwe

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population16.95M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$51.22B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$3.02K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth63.12024 · yearsInternet use41.6%2024 · % of populationForest area44.7%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
63.1

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Zimbabwe2024 · 63.1
015.7731.5347.363.061960199320251960: 53.51961: 541962: 54.51963: 54.91964: 55.41965: 55.91966: 56.41967: 56.81968: 57.11969: 57.51970: 57.81971: 581972: 58.21973: 58.11974: 58.21975: 58.21976: 57.61977: 571978: 54.71979: 54.91980: 59.11981: 59.41982: 59.91983: 601984: 60.61985: 60.91986: 611987: 60.71988: 60.21989: 59.41990: 58.31991: 571992: 55.61993: 541994: 52.51995: 51.11996: 491997: 48.51998: 47.61999: 46.42000: 462001: 44.52002: 45.92003: 45.42004: 462005: 46.62006: 47.12007: 47.62008: 48.52009: 49.82010: 51.92011: 53.92012: 55.42013: 56.82014: 58.12015: 592016: 59.82017: 60.32018: 60.92019: 61.12020: 61.52021: 60.12022: 62.42023: 62.82024: 63.1

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Zimbabwe in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Harare
Country code
ZWE

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