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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
Population growth
1.9%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Zimbabwe2025 · 1.9%
01.573.154.726.291960199320251961: 3.1%1962: 3.1%1963: 3.2%1964: 3.2%1965: 3.2%1966: 3.2%1967: 3.1%1968: 3.2%1969: 3.2%1970: 3.1%1971: 3%1972: 3.1%1973: 3.2%1974: 3.2%1975: 3.2%1976: 3%1977: 2.6%1978: 1.4%1979: 1.6%1980: 5.8%1981: 6.3%1982: 3.9%1983: 3.8%1984: 3.6%1985: 3.5%1986: 3.3%1987: 3.3%1988: 3.2%1989: 2.9%1990: 2.7%1991: 2.6%1992: 2.8%1993: 1.5%1994: 0.1%1995: 0.9%1996: 1.7%1997: 1.9%1998: 2%1999: 1.6%2000: 0.9%2001: 0.7%2002: 1%2003: 1.2%2004: 1.1%2005: 0.9%2006: 1.2%2007: 1.3%2008: 1.2%2009: 1.4%2010: 1.6%2011: 1.8%2012: 1.6%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.4%2015: 1.3%2016: 1.4%2017: 1.4%2018: 1.5%2019: 1.6%2020: 1.7%2021: 1.7%2022: 1.7%2023: 1.7%2024: 1.8%2025: 1.9%

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.

Country context

Zimbabwe in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Harare
Country code
ZWE

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