Zimbabwe
Population 2026
17,273,584
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.90%
- Density
- 45 per km²
- Land area
- 386,850 km²
- Capital
- Harare
- Currency
- Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- Official languages
- EN-ZW, SN, NR, ND
- Urban population
- 40.5%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 505,3052026
- Deaths
- 125,9822026
- Birth rate
- 29.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.67
- Life expectancy
- 63.1At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.3
- Net migration
- -54,555
Age distribution
- 0–1440.3%
- 15–6456.2%
- 65+3.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $51.2B
- GDP per capita
- $3.0K
- GDP growth
- +8.1%
- Inflation
- 104.7%
- Unemployment
- 9.3%
- Exports
- $7.5B
- Imports
- $9.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture9.5%
- Industry37.1%
- Manufacturing14.9%
- Services48.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture54.3%
- Industry11.5%
- Services34.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HarareHarare | 1,542,8132025 |
| 2 | BulawayoBulawayo | 665,9522026 |
| 3 | ChitungwizaHarare | 371,2462024 |
| 4 | MutareManicaland | 224,8022026 |
| 5 | GweruMidlands Province | 158,2002026 |
| 6 | KwekweMidlands Province | 119,8632022 |
| 7 | KadomaMashonaland West | 117,3812024 |
| 8 | RuwaMashonaland East Province | 94,0832022 |
| 9 | ChinhoyiMashonaland West | 90,8002026 |
| 10 | MasvingoMasvingo Province | 90,2862026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17,273,584 | 505K | 126K |
| 2020 | 15,526,887 | 481K | 126K |
| 2010 | 13,356,551 | 506K | 170K |
| 2000 | 11,892,055 | 430K | 193K |
| 1990 | 10,137,287 | 360K | 94.5K |
| 1980 | 7,041,304 | 316K | 74.6K |
| 1970 | 5,215,919 | 238K | 58.6K |
| 1960 | 3,809,392 | 181K | 54.0K |
| 1950 | 2,790,908 | 140K | 46.7K |