Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.405 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.405 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.405 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1247 people per person, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1247 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1277 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1308 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1347 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1396 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1453 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1514 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1576 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1635 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.169 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1741 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1791 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.184 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1888 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1935 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1983 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2031 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2079 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2129 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.218 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2233 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2288 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2346 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.241 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2483 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2564 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2648 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2732 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2814 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2891 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2959 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3016 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3057 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3088 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3116 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3143 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3168 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.319 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.321 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3226 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.324 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.325 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3256 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.326 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3263 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3265 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3266 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3268 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3269 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3271 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3273 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3276 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3279 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.329 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3316 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3356 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3408 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.347 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3541 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3618 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3701 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3787 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3871 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3929 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3989 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.405 people per person | +1.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.405 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.405 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1444 people per person | 0.1247 people per person | 0.169 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.196 people per person | 0.1741 people per person | 0.218 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2541 people per person | 0.2233 people per person | 0.2891 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3117 people per person | 0.2959 people per person | 0.3226 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3261 people per person | 0.324 people per person | 0.3271 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3383 people per person | 0.3273 people per person | 0.3618 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3888 people per person | 0.3701 people per person | 0.405 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 167 Maldives 0.4251 people per person compare
- 168 Belize 0.4156 people per person compare
- 169 Cambodia 0.4111 people per person compare
- 171 Faroe Islands 0.4044 people per person compare
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4031 people per person compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.3981 people per person compare
More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0209 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0944 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 26,439 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.94 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5219 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 96.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.49 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.405 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.405 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1247 people per person in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.