Zimbabwe Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Zimbabwe population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Zimbabwe in 2023 is 16,665,409, a 2.11% increase from 2022.
- The population of Zimbabwe in 2022 was 16,320,537, a 2.04% increase from 2021.
- The population of Zimbabwe in 2021 was 15,993,524, a 2.07% increase from 2020.
- The population of Zimbabwe in 2020 was 15,669,666, a 2.05% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| Ethiopia |
126,527,060 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
102,262,808 |
| Tanzania |
67,438,106 |
| Uganda |
48,582,334 |
| Afghanistan |
42,239,854 |
| Yemen |
34,449,825 |
| Mozambique |
33,897,354 |
| Nepal |
30,896,590 |
| Madagascar |
30,325,732 |
| Niger |
27,202,843 |
| North Korea |
26,160,821 |
| Mali |
23,293,698 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,251,485 |
| Malawi |
20,931,751 |
| Chad |
18,278,568 |
| Somalia |
18,143,378 |
| Senegal |
17,763,163 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,665,409 |
| Guinea |
14,190,612 |
| Rwanda |
14,094,683 |
| Benin |
13,712,828 |
| Burundi |
13,238,559 |
| Haiti |
11,724,763 |
| South Sudan |
11,088,796 |
| Tajikistan |
10,143,543 |
| Togo |
9,053,799 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,791,092 |
| Central African Republic |
5,742,315 |
| Liberia |
5,418,377 |
| Eritrea |
3,748,901 |
| Gambia |
2,773,168 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,150,842 |
| Comoros |
852,075 |
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Zimbabwe - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
16,665,409 |
2.11% |
| 2022 |
16,320,537 |
2.04% |
| 2021 |
15,993,524 |
2.07% |
| 2020 |
15,669,666 |
2.05% |
| 2019 |
15,354,608 |
2.01% |
| 2018 |
15,052,184 |
2.04% |
| 2017 |
14,751,101 |
2.06% |
| 2016 |
14,452,704 |
2.10% |
| 2015 |
14,154,937 |
2.16% |
| 2014 |
13,855,753 |
2.22% |
| 2013 |
13,555,422 |
2.19% |
| 2012 |
13,265,331 |
1.84% |
| 2011 |
13,025,785 |
1.45% |
| 2010 |
12,839,771 |
1.26% |
| 2009 |
12,679,810 |
1.03% |
| 2008 |
12,550,347 |
0.80% |
| 2007 |
12,450,568 |
0.97% |
| 2006 |
12,330,490 |
0.86% |
| 2005 |
12,224,753 |
0.53% |
| 2004 |
12,160,881 |
0.70% |
| 2003 |
12,075,828 |
0.76% |
| 2002 |
11,984,644 |
0.62% |
| 2001 |
11,910,978 |
0.64% |
| 2000 |
11,834,676 |
1.01% |
| 1999 |
11,716,454 |
1.46% |
| 1998 |
11,548,364 |
1.64% |
| 1997 |
11,362,401 |
1.65% |
| 1996 |
11,178,171 |
1.67% |
| 1995 |
10,994,041 |
1.25% |
| 1994 |
10,858,594 |
0.59% |
| 1993 |
10,794,918 |
1.44% |
| 1992 |
10,641,501 |
2.54% |
| 1991 |
10,377,815 |
2.61% |
| 1990 |
10,113,893 |
2.72% |
| 1989 |
9,846,346 |
2.90% |
| 1988 |
9,568,739 |
3.14% |
| 1987 |
9,277,488 |
3.28% |
| 1986 |
8,983,044 |
3.37% |
| 1985 |
8,690,515 |
3.48% |
| 1984 |
8,398,567 |
3.60% |
| 1983 |
8,106,356 |
3.88% |
| 1982 |
7,803,855 |
3.96% |
| 1981 |
7,506,526 |
6.48% |
| 1980 |
7,049,926 |
5.92% |
| 1979 |
6,655,833 |
1.63% |
| 1978 |
6,549,349 |
1.49% |
| 1977 |
6,453,044 |
2.62% |
| 1976 |
6,288,387 |
3.14% |
| 1975 |
6,097,083 |
3.28% |
| 1974 |
5,903,530 |
3.34% |
| 1973 |
5,712,712 |
3.25% |
| 1972 |
5,532,842 |
3.16% |
| 1971 |
5,363,423 |
3.08% |
| 1970 |
5,202,918 |
3.15% |
| 1969 |
5,044,163 |
3.23% |
| 1968 |
4,886,347 |
3.20% |
| 1967 |
4,734,694 |
3.19% |
| 1966 |
4,588,529 |
3.18% |
| 1965 |
4,447,149 |
3.17% |
| 1964 |
4,310,332 |
3.17% |
| 1963 |
4,177,931 |
3.16% |
| 1962 |
4,049,778 |
3.15% |
| 1961 |
3,925,952 |
3.14% |
| 1960 |
3,806,310 |
3.13% |
| 1959 |
3,690,640 |
3.13% |
| 1958 |
3,578,800 |
3.12% |
| 1957 |
3,470,494 |
3.12% |
| 1956 |
3,365,477 |
3.12% |
| 1955 |
3,263,625 |
3.13% |
| 1954 |
3,164,517 |
3.15% |
| 1953 |
3,067,899 |
3.17% |
| 1952 |
2,973,713 |
3.19% |
| 1951 |
2,881,713 |
3.24% |
| 1950 |
2,791,326 |
0.00% |
