Population density in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Population density was 96.07 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
96.07 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 235 countries
All-time high
96.07 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.4394 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Zimbabwe, 1000–2100

020406080100100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Zimbabwe stood at 96.07 people per km². That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Zimbabwe peaked at 96.07 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.4394 people per km², in 1000.

Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Zimbabwe, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.4394 people per km²
1100 0.4394 people per km² +0.0%
1200 0.4394 people per km² +0.0%
1300 0.4394 people per km² +0.0%
1400 0.4394 people per km² +0.0%
1500 0.8789 people per km² +100.0%
1600 0.9536 people per km² +8.5%
1700 1.03 people per km² +7.8%
1710 1.05 people per km² +1.7%
1720 1.07 people per km² +1.9%
1730 1.09 people per km² +2.0%
1740 1.11 people per km² +2.1%
1750 1.13 people per km² +2.2%
1760 1.16 people per km² +2.3%
1770 1.19 people per km² +2.4%
1780 1.22 people per km² +2.6%
1790 1.25 people per km² +2.7%
1800 2.81 people per km² +124.2%
1801 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1802 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1803 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1804 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1805 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1806 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1807 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1808 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1809 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1810 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1811 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1812 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1813 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1814 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1815 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1816 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1817 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1818 2.81 people per km² +0.0%
1819 2.8 people per km² -0.3%
1820 2.78 people per km² -0.6%
1821 2.75 people per km² -1.0%
1822 2.72 people per km² -1.3%
1823 2.67 people per km² -1.6%
1824 2.63 people per km² -1.6%
1825 2.59 people per km² -1.6%
1826 2.55 people per km² -1.6%
1827 2.5 people per km² -1.6%
1828 2.46 people per km² -1.6%
1829 2.42 people per km² -1.6%
1830 2.39 people per km² -1.6%
1831 2.35 people per km² -1.6%
1832 2.31 people per km² -1.6%
1833 2.27 people per km² -1.6%
1834 2.23 people per km² -1.6%
1835 2.2 people per km² -1.6%
1836 2.16 people per km² -1.6%
1837 2.13 people per km² -1.6%
1838 2.09 people per km² -1.6%
1839 2.06 people per km² -1.6%
1840 2.03 people per km² -1.6%
1841 1.99 people per km² -1.6%
1842 1.96 people per km² -1.6%
1843 1.93 people per km² -1.6%
1844 1.9 people per km² -1.6%
1845 1.87 people per km² -1.6%
1846 1.84 people per km² -1.6%
1847 1.81 people per km² -1.6%
1848 1.78 people per km² -1.6%
1849 1.76 people per km² -1.1%
1850 1.75 people per km² -0.6%
1851 1.75 people per km² -0.0%
1852 1.76 people per km² +0.5%
1853 1.77 people per km² +1.0%
1854 1.79 people per km² +1.0%
1855 1.81 people per km² +1.0%
1856 1.83 people per km² +1.0%
1857 1.85 people per km² +1.0%
1858 1.87 people per km² +1.0%
1859 1.89 people per km² +1.0%
1860 1.91 people per km² +1.0%
1861 1.92 people per km² +1.0%
1862 1.94 people per km² +1.0%
1863 1.96 people per km² +1.0%
1864 1.98 people per km² +1.0%
1865 2 people per km² +1.0%
1866 2.03 people per km² +1.0%
1867 2.05 people per km² +1.0%
1868 2.07 people per km² +1.0%
1869 2.09 people per km² +1.0%
1870 2.11 people per km² +1.0%
1871 2.13 people per km² +1.0%
1872 2.15 people per km² +1.0%
1873 2.17 people per km² +1.0%
1874 2.2 people per km² +1.0%
1875 2.22 people per km² +1.0%
1876 2.24 people per km² +1.0%
1877 2.26 people per km² +1.0%
1878 2.29 people per km² +1.0%
1879 2.31 people per km² +1.0%
1880 2.34 people per km² +1.0%
1881 2.36 people per km² +1.0%
1882 2.38 people per km² +1.0%
1883 2.41 people per km² +1.0%
1884 2.43 people per km² +1.0%
1885 2.46 people per km² +1.0%
1886 2.48 people per km² +1.0%
1887 2.51 people per km² +1.0%
1888 2.53 people per km² +1.0%
1889 2.56 people per km² +1.0%
1890 2.59 people per km² +1.0%
1891 2.61 people per km² +1.0%
1892 2.64 people per km² +1.0%
1893 2.67 people per km² +1.0%
1894 2.69 people per km² +1.0%
1895 2.72 people per km² +1.0%
1896 2.75 people per km² +1.0%
1897 2.78 people per km² +1.0%
1898 2.8 people per km² +1.0%
1899 2.84 people per km² +1.2%
1900 2.87 people per km² +1.3%
1901 2.91 people per km² +1.4%
1902 2.96 people per km² +1.5%
1903 3.01 people per km² +1.7%
1904 3.06 people per km² +1.7%
1905 3.11 people per km² +1.7%
1906 3.16 people per km² +1.7%
1907 3.21 people per km² +1.7%
1908 3.26 people per km² +1.7%
1909 3.32 people per km² +1.6%
1910 3.37 people per km² +1.6%
1911 3.43 people per km² +1.6%
1912 3.48 people per km² +1.6%
1913 3.53 people per km² +1.6%
1914 3.59 people per km² +1.6%
1915 3.65 people per km² +1.6%
1916 3.7 people per km² +1.6%
1917 3.76 people per km² +1.6%
1918 3.82 people per km² +1.6%
1919 3.88 people per km² +1.7%
1920 3.95 people per km² +1.8%
1921 4.03 people per km² +1.9%
1922 4.11 people per km² +2.0%
1923 4.19 people per km² +2.1%
1924 4.28 people per km² +2.1%
1925 4.37 people per km² +2.1%
1926 4.46 people per km² +2.1%
1927 4.56 people per km² +2.1%
1928 4.65 people per km² +2.1%
1929 4.75 people per km² +2.1%
1930 4.85 people per km² +2.1%
1931 4.95 people per km² +2.1%
1932 5.05 people per km² +2.0%
1933 5.15 people per km² +2.0%
1934 5.25 people per km² +2.0%
1935 5.36 people per km² +2.0%
1936 5.47 people per km² +2.0%
1937 5.58 people per km² +2.0%
1938 5.69 people per km² +2.0%
1939 5.8 people per km² +2.0%
1940 5.92 people per km² +2.0%
1941 6.03 people per km² +2.0%
1942 6.15 people per km² +1.9%
1943 6.27 people per km² +1.9%
1944 6.39 people per km² +1.9%
1945 6.51 people per km² +1.9%
1946 6.64 people per km² +1.9%
1947 6.76 people per km² +1.9%
1948 6.89 people per km² +1.9%
1949 7.04 people per km² +2.2%
1950 7.21 people per km² +2.4%
1951 7.45 people per km² +3.2%
1952 7.68 people per km² +3.2%
1953 7.93 people per km² +3.2%
1954 8.18 people per km² +3.2%
1955 8.44 people per km² +3.1%
1956 8.7 people per km² +3.1%
1957 8.97 people per km² +3.1%
1958 9.25 people per km² +3.1%
1959 9.55 people per km² +3.1%
1960 9.85 people per km² +3.2%
1961 10.16 people per km² +3.2%
1962 10.48 people per km² +3.2%
1963 10.82 people per km² +3.2%
1964 11.17 people per km² +3.2%
1965 11.53 people per km² +3.2%
1966 11.89 people per km² +3.2%
1967 12.27 people per km² +3.2%
1968 12.67 people per km² +3.2%
1969 13.08 people per km² +3.2%
1970 13.48 people per km² +3.1%
1971 13.89 people per km² +3.0%
1972 14.33 people per km² +3.1%
1973 14.79 people per km² +3.2%
1974 15.27 people per km² +3.3%
1975 15.76 people per km² +3.2%
1976 16.25 people per km² +3.1%
1977 16.67 people per km² +2.6%
1978 16.91 people per km² +1.5%
1979 17.18 people per km² +1.6%
1980 18.2 people per km² +5.9%
1981 19.38 people per km² +6.5%
1982 20.15 people per km² +4.0%
1983 20.93 people per km² +3.9%
1984 21.69 people per km² +3.6%
1985 22.46 people per km² +3.5%
1986 23.22 people per km² +3.4%
1987 24 people per km² +3.4%
1988 24.77 people per km² +3.2%
1989 25.5 people per km² +2.9%
1990 26.2 people per km² +2.8%
1991 26.9 people per km² +2.6%
1992 27.67 people per km² +2.9%
1993 28.07 people per km² +1.5%
1994 28.11 people per km² +0.1%
1995 28.37 people per km² +0.9%
1996 28.84 people per km² +1.7%
1997 29.39 people per km² +1.9%
1998 29.97 people per km² +2.0%
1999 30.46 people per km² +1.6%
2000 30.74 people per km² +0.9%
2001 30.95 people per km² +0.7%
2002 31.25 people per km² +1.0%
2003 31.62 people per km² +1.2%
2004 31.97 people per km² +1.1%
2005 32.27 people per km² +1.0%
2006 32.66 people per km² +1.2%
2007 33.1 people per km² +1.3%
2008 33.5 people per km² +1.2%
2009 33.97 people per km² +1.4%
2010 34.53 people per km² +1.6%
2011 35.14 people per km² +1.8%
2012 35.72 people per km² +1.6%
2013 36.23 people per km² +1.4%
2014 36.73 people per km² +1.4%
2015 37.22 people per km² +1.3%
2016 37.74 people per km² +1.4%
2017 38.29 people per km² +1.5%
2018 38.86 people per km² +1.5%
2019 39.48 people per km² +1.6%
2020 40.14 people per km² +1.7%
2021 40.84 people per km² +1.7%
2022 41.54 people per km² +1.7%
2023 42.24 people per km² +1.7%
2024 43 people per km² +1.8%
2025 43.82 people per km² +1.9%
2026 44.65 people per km² +1.9%
2027 45.5 people per km² +1.9%
2028 46.35 people per km² +1.9%
2029 47.22 people per km² +1.9%
2030 48.11 people per km² +1.9%
2031 49 people per km² +1.9%
2032 49.92 people per km² +1.9%
2033 50.86 people per km² +1.9%
2034 51.81 people per km² +1.9%
2035 52.76 people per km² +1.8%
2036 53.71 people per km² +1.8%
2037 54.66 people per km² +1.8%
2038 55.61 people per km² +1.7%
2039 56.56 people per km² +1.7%
2040 57.52 people per km² +1.7%
2041 58.49 people per km² +1.7%
2042 59.46 people per km² +1.7%
2043 60.41 people per km² +1.6%
2044 61.37 people per km² +1.6%
2045 62.3 people per km² +1.5%
2046 63.24 people per km² +1.5%
2047 64.15 people per km² +1.4%
2048 65.06 people per km² +1.4%
2049 65.96 people per km² +1.4%
2050 66.86 people per km² +1.4%
2051 67.77 people per km² +1.4%
2052 68.67 people per km² +1.3%
2053 69.55 people per km² +1.3%
2054 70.41 people per km² +1.2%
2055 71.25 people per km² +1.2%
2056 72.08 people per km² +1.2%
2057 72.9 people per km² +1.1%
2058 73.72 people per km² +1.1%
2059 74.51 people per km² +1.1%
2060 75.3 people per km² +1.1%
2061 76.09 people per km² +1.0%
2062 76.88 people per km² +1.0%
2063 77.66 people per km² +1.0%
2064 78.42 people per km² +1.0%
2065 79.16 people per km² +1.0%
2066 79.91 people per km² +0.9%
2067 80.63 people per km² +0.9%
2068 81.35 people per km² +0.9%
2069 82.06 people per km² +0.9%
2070 82.75 people per km² +0.8%
2071 83.42 people per km² +0.8%
2072 84.1 people per km² +0.8%
2073 84.79 people per km² +0.8%
2074 85.45 people per km² +0.8%
2075 86.09 people per km² +0.7%
2076 86.71 people per km² +0.7%
2077 87.32 people per km² +0.7%
2078 87.91 people per km² +0.7%
2079 88.47 people per km² +0.6%
2080 89.03 people per km² +0.6%
2081 89.56 people per km² +0.6%
2082 90.07 people per km² +0.6%
2083 90.55 people per km² +0.5%
2084 91.03 people per km² +0.5%
2085 91.48 people per km² +0.5%
2086 91.91 people per km² +0.5%
2087 92.34 people per km² +0.5%
2088 92.73 people per km² +0.4%
2089 93.09 people per km² +0.4%
2090 93.46 people per km² +0.4%
2091 93.79 people per km² +0.4%
2092 94.11 people per km² +0.3%
2093 94.39 people per km² +0.3%
2094 94.68 people per km² +0.3%
2095 94.97 people per km² +0.3%
2096 95.23 people per km² +0.3%
2097 95.47 people per km² +0.2%
2098 95.7 people per km² +0.2%
2099 95.89 people per km² +0.2%
2100 96.07 people per km² +0.2%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 96.07 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 96.07 people per km² is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +124.2% 1.25 people per km² 2.81 people per km²
1500 +100.0% 0.4394 people per km² 0.8789 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 1
1100s 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 1
1200s 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 1
1300s 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 1
1400s 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 0.4394 people per km² 1
1500s 0.8789 people per km² 0.8789 people per km² 0.8789 people per km² 1
1600s 0.9536 people per km² 0.9536 people per km² 0.9536 people per km² 1
1700s 1.03 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 1
1710s 1.05 people per km² 1.05 people per km² 1.05 people per km² 1
1720s 1.07 people per km² 1.07 people per km² 1.07 people per km² 1
1730s 1.09 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1
1740s 1.11 people per km² 1.11 people per km² 1.11 people per km² 1
1750s 1.13 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1
1760s 1.16 people per km² 1.16 people per km² 1.16 people per km² 1
1770s 1.19 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 1
1780s 1.22 people per km² 1.22 people per km² 1.22 people per km² 1
1790s 1.25 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1
1800s 2.81 people per km² 2.81 people per km² 2.81 people per km² 10
1810s 2.81 people per km² 2.8 people per km² 2.81 people per km² 10
1820s 2.61 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 2.78 people per km² 10
1830s 2.22 people per km² 2.06 people per km² 2.39 people per km² 10
1840s 1.89 people per km² 1.76 people per km² 2.03 people per km² 10
1850s 1.81 people per km² 1.75 people per km² 1.89 people per km² 10
1860s 2 people per km² 1.91 people per km² 2.09 people per km² 10
1870s 2.21 people per km² 2.11 people per km² 2.31 people per km² 10
1880s 2.45 people per km² 2.34 people per km² 2.56 people per km² 10
1890s 2.71 people per km² 2.59 people per km² 2.84 people per km² 10
1900s 3.09 people per km² 2.87 people per km² 3.32 people per km² 10
1910s 3.62 people per km² 3.37 people per km² 3.88 people per km² 10
1920s 4.33 people per km² 3.95 people per km² 4.75 people per km² 10
1930s 5.31 people per km² 4.85 people per km² 5.8 people per km² 10
1940s 6.46 people per km² 5.92 people per km² 7.04 people per km² 10
1950s 8.34 people per km² 7.21 people per km² 9.55 people per km² 10
1960s 11.39 people per km² 9.85 people per km² 13.08 people per km² 10
1970s 15.46 people per km² 13.48 people per km² 17.18 people per km² 10
1980s 22.03 people per km² 18.2 people per km² 25.5 people per km² 10
1990s 28.4 people per km² 26.2 people per km² 30.46 people per km² 10
2000s 32.2 people per km² 30.74 people per km² 33.97 people per km² 10
2010s 36.99 people per km² 34.53 people per km² 39.48 people per km² 10
2020s 43.53 people per km² 40.14 people per km² 47.22 people per km² 10
2030s 52.3 people per km² 48.11 people per km² 56.56 people per km² 10
2040s 61.8 people per km² 57.52 people per km² 65.96 people per km² 10
2050s 70.77 people per km² 66.86 people per km² 74.51 people per km² 10
2060s 78.75 people per km² 75.3 people per km² 82.06 people per km² 10
2070s 85.7 people per km² 82.75 people per km² 88.47 people per km² 10
2080s 91.18 people per km² 89.03 people per km² 93.09 people per km² 10
2090s 94.77 people per km² 93.46 people per km² 95.89 people per km² 10
2100s 96.07 people per km² 96.07 people per km² 96.07 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 122 Isle of Man 101.89 people per km² compare
  2. 123 Andorra 100.51 people per km² compare
  3. 124 Jamaica 98.5 people per km² compare
  4. 126 Portugal 95.56 people per km² compare
  5. 127 Northern Mariana Islands 90.51 people per km² compare
  6. 128 Austria 89.67 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Zimbabwe?
Population density in Zimbabwe was 96.07 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 96.07 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4394 people per km² in 1000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for population density?
Zimbabwe ranks 125th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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