Zimbabwe Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2023 was 11,246,318, a 1.93% increase from 2022.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2022 was 11,033,499, a 1.91% increase from 2021.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2021 was 10,827,136, a 1.97% increase from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2020 was 10,617,452, a 2% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Zimbabwe Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,246,318 67.48 1.91%
2022 11,033,499 67.61 1.89%
2021 10,827,136 67.70 1.96%
2020 10,617,452 67.76 1.98%
2019 10,408,889 67.79 1.99%
2018 10,204,026 67.79 2.06%
2017 9,995,789 67.76 2.13%
2016 9,785,059 67.70 2.21%
2015 9,570,861 67.62 2.31%
2014 9,352,079 67.50 2.41%
2013 9,129,035 67.35 2.43%
2012 8,909,792 67.17 2.09%
2011 8,725,322 66.99 1.71%
2010 8,577,481 66.80 1.53%
2009 8,447,543 66.62 1.30%
2008 8,338,451 66.44 1.07%
2007 8,249,373 66.26 1.25%
2006 8,147,248 66.07 1.14%
2005 8,054,890 65.89 0.80%
2004 7,990,428 65.71 0.98%
2003 7,912,203 65.52 0.92%
2002 7,839,755 65.42 -0.02%
2001 7,840,997 65.83 0.02%
2000 7,839,526 66.24 0.39%
1999 7,809,368 66.65 0.83%
1998 7,744,448 67.06 1.02%
1997 7,665,757 67.47 1.04%
1996 7,586,401 67.87 1.07%
1995 7,505,412 68.27 0.66%
1994 7,456,054 68.67 0.01%
1993 7,454,970 69.06 0.79%
1992 7,395,950 69.50 1.42%
1991 7,291,660 70.26 1.51%
1990 7,182,078 71.01 1.65%
1989 7,064,753 71.75 1.85%
1988 6,935,039 72.48 2.11%
1987 6,790,286 73.19 2.27%
1986 6,638,020 73.90 2.38%
1985 6,481,908 74.59 2.51%
1984 6,321,097 75.26 2.66%
1983 6,155,237 75.93 2.96%
1982 5,975,490 76.57 3.19%
1981 5,787,907 77.11 5.60%
1980 5,472,787 77.63 5.09%
1979 5,201,334 78.15 0.96%
1978 5,151,390 78.66 0.85%
1977 5,107,842 79.15 1.97%
1976 5,008,323 79.64 2.48%
1975 4,885,410 80.13 2.64%
1974 4,758,245 80.60 2.64%
1973 4,634,495 81.13 2.57%
1972 4,517,012 81.64 2.49%
1971 4,405,784 82.15 2.44%
1970 4,299,587 82.64 2.52%
1969 4,192,708 83.12 2.49%
1968 4,089,579 83.69 2.46%
1967 3,990,069 84.27 2.47%
1966 3,892,679 84.84 2.49%
1965 3,796,976 85.38 2.51%
1964 3,702,920 85.91 2.52%
1963 3,610,652 86.42 2.54%
1962 3,519,986 86.92 2.81%
1961 3,422,606 87.18 2.85%
1960 3,326,410 87.39 %