Zimbabwe Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Zimbabwe population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Zimbabwe in 2023 is 42.65 people per square kilometer, a 2.11% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Zimbabwe in 2022 was 41.77 people per square kilometer, a 2.04% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Zimbabwe in 2021 was 40.93 people per square kilometer, a 2.07% increase from 2020.
  • The population density of Zimbabwe in 2020 was 40.10 people per square kilometer, a 2.05% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2023 Population Density
Rwanda 535.11
Burundi 475.69
Comoros 457.86
Haiti 422.51
Gambia 245.41
North Korea 217.03
Nepal 209.92
Uganda 201.13
Malawi 176.67
Togo 159.43
Sierra Leone 121.59
Benin 119.49
Ethiopia 111.36
Senegal 90.30
Burkina Faso 84.79
Tajikistan 71.75
Tanzania 71.19
Yemen 65.25
Afghanistan 64.70
Guinea-Bissau 59.53
Guinea 57.72
Madagascar 51.64
Liberia 48.65
Democratic Republic of Congo 43.61
Zimbabwe 42.65
Mozambique 42.40
Eritrea 30.82
Somalia 28.45
Niger 21.47
Mali 18.78
South Sudan 17.14
Chad 14.24
Central African Republic 9.22
Zimbabwe - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2023 42.65 2.11%
2022 41.77 2.04%
2021 40.93 2.07%
2020 40.10 2.05%
2019 39.29 2.01%
2018 38.52 2.04%
2017 37.75 2.06%
2016 36.99 2.10%
2015 36.22 2.16%
2014 35.46 2.22%
2013 34.69 2.19%
2012 33.95 1.84%
2011 33.33 1.45%
2010 32.86 1.26%
2009 32.45 1.03%
2008 32.12 0.80%
2007 31.86 0.97%
2006 31.56 0.86%
2005 31.28 0.53%
2004 31.12 0.70%
2003 30.90 0.76%
2002 30.67 0.62%
2001 30.48 0.64%
2000 30.29 1.01%
1999 29.98 1.46%
1998 29.55 1.64%
1997 29.08 1.65%
1996 28.61 1.67%
1995 28.14 1.25%
1994 27.79 0.59%
1993 27.63 1.44%
1992 27.23 2.54%
1991 26.56 2.61%
1990 25.88 2.72%
1989 25.20 2.90%
1988 24.49 3.14%
1987 23.74 3.28%
1986 22.99 3.37%
1985 22.24 3.48%
1984 21.49 3.60%
1983 20.75 3.88%
1982 19.97 3.96%
1981 19.21 6.48%
1980 18.04 5.92%
1979 17.03 1.63%
1978 16.76 1.49%
1977 16.51 2.62%
1976 16.09 3.14%
1975 15.60 3.28%
1974 15.11 3.34%
1973 14.62 3.25%
1972 14.16 3.16%
1971 13.73 3.08%
1970 13.31 3.15%
1969 12.91 3.23%
1968 12.50 3.20%
1967 12.12 3.19%
1966 11.74 3.18%
1965 11.38 3.17%
1964 11.03 3.17%
1963 10.69 3.16%
1962 10.36 3.15%
1961 10.05 3.14%
1960 9.74 3.13%
1959 9.44 3.13%
1958 9.16 3.12%
1957 8.88 3.12%
1956 8.61 3.12%
1955 8.35 3.13%
1954 8.10 3.15%
1953 7.85 3.17%
1952 7.61 3.19%
1951 7.37 3.24%
1950 7.14 0.00%