| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 05 Jun 2024 |
There are 8.06 million males and 8.96 million females in Zimbabwe. The percentage of the male population is 47.35%, compared to 52.65% of the female population. Zimbabwe has 903k more females than males. The sex ratio in Zimbabwe in 2024 will be 89.922 males per 100 females. Zimbabwe is in the 17th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,791,326 | 3.22 |
| 1955 | 3,263,625 | 3.07 |
| 1960 | 3,806,310 | 3.09 |
| 1965 | 4,447,149 | 3.13 |
| 1970 | 5,202,918 | 3.01 |
| 1975 | 6,097,083 | 3.13 |
| 1980 | 7,049,926 | 8.95 |
| 1985 | 8,690,515 | 3.37 |
| 1990 | 10,113,893 | 2.63 |
| 1995 | 10,994,041 | 1.68 |
| 2000 | 11,834,676 | 0.73 |
| 2005 | 12,224,753 | 0.48 |
| 2010 | 12,839,771 | 1.35 |
| 2015 | 14,154,937 | 2.10 |
| 2020 | 15,669,666 | 2.10 |
| 2021 | 15,993,524 | 1.99 |
| 2022 | 16,320,537 | 2.05 |
| 2023 | 16,665,409 | 2.13 |
| 2024 | 17,020,321 | 2.09 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 46,367 | 140,879 | 16.591 | 50.408 |
| 1955 | 51,336 | 158,098 | 15.711 | 48.384 |
| 1960 | 54,201 | 180,126 | 14.221 | 47.260 |
| 1965 | 55,967 | 205,969 | 12.566 | 46.246 |
| 1970 | 59,680 | 240,301 | 11.441 | 46.065 |
| 1975 | 69,080 | 288,955 | 11.300 | 47.265 |
| 1980 | 75,903 | 316,918 | 11.069 | 46.218 |
| 1985 | 73,793 | 364,767 | 8.492 | 41.976 |
| 1990 | 88,462 | 351,900 | 8.747 | 34.796 |
| 1995 | 141,216 | 359,233 | 12.825 | 32.625 |
| 2000 | 200,034 | 424,280 | 16.801 | 35.637 |
| 2005 | 206,992 | 430,078 | 16.820 | 34.947 |
| 2010 | 171,444 | 478,377 | 13.281 | 37.056 |
| 2015 | 124,445 | 481,660 | 8.774 | 33.960 |
| 2020 | 127,551 | 486,393 | 8.132 | 31.009 |
| 2021 | 144,973 | 488,807 | 9.057 | 30.537 |
| 2022 | 146,000 | 491,195 | 8.943 | 30.086 |
| 2023 | 129,293 | 493,840 | 7.755 | 29.622 |
| 2024 | 131,381 | 496,655 | 7.716 | 29.170 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 292,368 | 2,454,484 | 10.644 |
| 1955 | 371,106 | 2,830,909 | 11.590 |
| 1960 | 472,478 | 3,274,891 | 12.608 |
| 1965 | 644,767 | 3,765,445 | 14.620 |
| 1970 | 898,584 | 4,277,034 | 17.362 |
| 1975 | 1,215,331 | 4,900,039 | 19.873 |
| 1980 | 1,602,677 | 5,561,495 | 22.371 |
| 1985 | 2,200,595 | 6,458,262 | 25.414 |
| 1990 | 2,951,918 | 7,231,195 | 28.988 |
| 1995 | 3,592,151 | 7,728,195 | 31.732 |
| 2000 | 4,125,989 | 8,096,262 | 33.758 |
| 2005 | 4,413,866 | 8,526,166 | 34.110 |
| 2010 | 4,676,106 | 9,410,211 | 33.196 |
| 2015 | 5,109,485 | 10,667,966 | 32.385 |
| 2020 | 5,700,460 | 11,980,005 | 32.242 |
| 2021 | 5,834,113 | 12,226,340 | 32.303 |
| 2022 | 5,972,826 | 12,464,597 | 32.395 |
| 2023 | 6,117,511 | 12,695,580 | 32.517 |
| 2024 | 6,269,464 | 12,920,837 | 32.670 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,181,725 | 1,161,445 | 2,343,170 | 13.77 | 101.746 |
| 05-09 | 1,125,495 | 1,118,810 | 2,244,304 | 13.19 | 100.598 |
| 10-14 | 1,090,369 | 1,099,678 | 2,190,047 | 12.87 | 99.153 |
| 15-19 | 912,510 | 946,451 | 1,858,960 | 10.92 | 96.414 |
| 20-24 | 825,669 | 889,071 | 1,714,740 | 10.07 | 92.869 |
| 25-29 | 640,388 | 725,759 | 1,366,147 | 8.03 | 88.237 |
| 30-34 | 481,412 | 600,381 | 1,081,793 | 6.36 | 80.184 |
| 35-39 | 439,661 | 587,984 | 1,027,645 | 6.04 | 74.774 |
| 40-44 | 421,065 | 534,091 | 955,157 | 5.61 | 78.838 |
| 45-49 | 296,885 | 375,422 | 672,307 | 3.95 | 79.080 |
| 50-54 | 198,934 | 266,469 | 465,402 | 2.73 | 74.656 |
| 55-59 | 130,608 | 178,772 | 309,380 | 1.82 | 73.058 |
| 60-64 | 96,212 | 136,423 | 232,635 | 1.37 | 70.525 |
| 65-69 | 84,400 | 127,489 | 211,889 | 1.24 | 66.202 |
| 70-74 | 68,987 | 104,162 | 173,150 | 1.02 | 66.230 |
| 75-79 | 37,667 | 58,782 | 96,448 | 0.57 | 64.079 |
| 80-84 | 17,991 | 31,547 | 49,538 | 0.29 | 57.029 |
| 85-89 | 6,231 | 12,658 | 18,890 | 0.11 | 49.226 |
| 90-94 | 1,899 | 4,800 | 6,699 | 0.04 | 39.563 |
| 95-99 | 408 | 1,369 | 1,778 | 0.01 | 29.803 |
| 100+ | 43 | 201 | 244 | 0.00 | 21.393 |
| Total | 8,058,559 | 8,961,764 | 17,020,323 | 89.922 | |