Population of Zimbabwe
Current Population
16,634,373
10yr Growth Rate
+17.08%
Rank
#73 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Zimbabwe Population Analysis
Zimbabwe's population of 16.6 million represents a 17.08% increase over the past decade, translating to roughly 2.4 million people added since 2014. Ranked 73rd globally, the nation's growth rate has significantly decelerated from its peak in the 1980s, reflecting the combined effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, economic contraction, and emigration that characterized the 2000s-2010s. The 64-year dataset (1960–2024) documents Zimbabwe's transition from a slower-growing post-colonial state to a demographic plateau, with current growth rates substantially below both Sub-Saharan African averages and historical
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,634,373 | +1.80% |
| 2023 | 16,340,822 | +1.69% |
| 2022 | 16,069,056 | +1.72% |
| 2021 | 15,797,210 | +1.74% |
| 2020 | 15,526,888 | +1.67% |
| 2019 | 15,271,368 | +1.58% |
| 2018 | 15,034,452 | +1.50% |
| 2017 | 14,812,482 | +1.45% |
| 2016 | 14,600,294 | +1.40% |
| 2015 | 14,399,013 | +1.35% |
| 2014 | 14,207,359 | +1.38% |
| 2013 | 14,013,808 | +1.42% |
| 2012 | 13,817,887 | +1.64% |
| 2011 | 13,595,424 | +1.79% |
| 2010 | 13,356,548 | +1.63% |
| 2009 | 13,142,790 | +1.42% |
| 2008 | 12,959,149 | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 12,804,058 | +1.33% |
| 2006 | 12,636,445 | +1.23% |
| 2005 | 12,483,432 | +0.95% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12,365,896 | +1.09% |
| 2003 | 12,232,323 | +1.20% |
| 2002 | 12,087,653 | +0.97% |
| 2001 | 11,971,901 | +0.67% |
| 2000 | 11,892,055 | +0.92% |
| 1999 | 11,783,458 | +1.63% |
| 1998 | 11,594,297 | +1.97% |
| 1997 | 11,369,827 | +1.90% |
| 1996 | 11,158,360 | +1.67% |
| 1995 | 10,974,599 | +0.93% |
| 1994 | 10,873,148 | +0.12% |
| 1993 | 10,860,288 | +1.47% |
| 1992 | 10,702,700 | +2.86% |
| 1991 | 10,404,816 | +2.64% |
| 1990 | 10,137,281 | +2.76% |
| 1989 | 9,864,798 | +2.94% |
| 1988 | 9,583,094 | +3.21% |
| 1987 | 9,284,644 | +3.36% |
| 1986 | 8,982,578 | +3.40% |
| 1985 | 8,686,813 | +3.52% |
| 1984 | 8,391,488 | +3.62% |
| 1983 | 8,098,404 | +3.87% |
| 1982 | 7,796,496 | +3.97% |
| 1981 | 7,498,635 | +6.49% |
| 1980 | 7,041,303 | +5.92% |
| 1979 | 6,647,556 | +1.59% |
| 1978 | 6,543,575 | +1.46% |
| 1977 | 6,449,512 | +2.58% |
| 1976 | 6,287,105 | +3.09% |
| 1975 | 6,098,658 | +3.22% |
| 1974 | 5,908,328 | +3.29% |
| 1973 | 5,720,404 | +3.21% |
| 1972 | 5,542,445 | +3.12% |
| 1971 | 5,374,712 | +3.04% |
| 1970 | 5,215,918 | +3.12% |
| 1969 | 5,058,181 | +3.22% |
| 1968 | 4,900,440 | +3.20% |
| 1967 | 4,748,307 | +3.20% |
| 1966 | 4,601,217 | +3.20% |
| 1965 | 4,458,462 | +3.20% |
| 1964 | 4,320,006 | +3.20% |
| 1963 | 4,185,877 | +3.20% |
| 1962 | 4,055,959 | +3.19% |
| 1961 | 3,930,401 | +3.18% |
| 1960 | 3,809,389 | — |