Population growth rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population growth rate was 0.188 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.188
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.98
in 1980
All-time low
-0.147
in 1993
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Zimbabwe, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Zimbabwe is 0.188, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.98 in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.147, in 1993.
That places Zimbabwe 54th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0754 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1341 | +77.8% |
| 1900 | 1.27 | +848.5% |
| 1905 | 1.64 | +29.2% |
| 1910 | 1.61 | -2.3% |
| 1915 | 1.55 | -3.4% |
| 1920 | 1.76 | +13.6% |
| 1925 | 2.08 | +18.1% |
| 1930 | 2.05 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 2 | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 1.9 | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 3.19 | +67.8% |
| 1951 | 3.16 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 3.13 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.11 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 3.1 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.09 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.09 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.09 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.09 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.1 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 3.12 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.14 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.15 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.15 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.15 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.16 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 3.15 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.15 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.16 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.17 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.97 | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 3.03 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 3.12 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.26 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 3.08 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 3 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.11 | -29.9% |
| 1978 | 0.798 | -62.1% |
| 1979 | 2.34 | +193.6% |
| 1980 | 8.98 | +283.2% |
| 1981 | 3.77 | -58.0% |
| 1982 | 4.01 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 3.59 | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 3.52 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.3 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.32 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.01 | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 2.78 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 2.67 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.54 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 3.09 | +21.6% |
| 1993 | -0.147 | -104.8% |
| 1994 | 0.383 | -360.5% |
| 1995 | 1.47 | +283.6% |
| 1996 | 1.85 | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 1.91 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.24 | -38.1% |
| 2000 | 0.598 | -51.8% |
| 2001 | 0.74 | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +59.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.976 | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.916 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.52 | +65.6% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.84 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 1.41 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.43 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.52 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.71 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.68 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.88 | +11.4% |
| 2025 | 1.89 | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 1.88 | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2028 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 2029 | 1.86 | +0.3% |
| 2030 | 1.84 | -1.3% |
| 2031 | 1.84 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 1.87 | +1.4% |
| 2033 | 1.87 | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 1.81 | -3.4% |
| 2035 | 1.83 | +1.4% |
| 2036 | 1.76 | -4.1% |
| 2037 | 1.74 | -1.2% |
| 2038 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 2039 | 1.68 | -2.3% |
| 2040 | 1.67 | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 1.7 | +1.7% |
| 2042 | 1.58 | -6.9% |
| 2043 | 1.61 | +2.3% |
| 2044 | 1.52 | -5.8% |
| 2045 | 1.5 | -1.1% |
| 2046 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 2047 | 1.41 | -3.6% |
| 2048 | 1.41 | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 1.36 | -3.5% |
| 2050 | 1.35 | -0.4% |
| 2051 | 1.34 | -0.4% |
| 2052 | 1.28 | -4.8% |
| 2053 | 1.27 | -0.9% |
| 2054 | 1.19 | -6.4% |
| 2055 | 1.19 | +0.3% |
| 2056 | 1.12 | -5.7% |
| 2057 | 1.14 | +1.2% |
| 2058 | 1.09 | -4.4% |
| 2059 | 1.06 | -3.0% |
| 2060 | 1.04 | -1.9% |
| 2061 | 1.04 | +0.9% |
| 2062 | 1.03 | -1.7% |
| 2063 | 1 | -2.4% |
| 2064 | 0.937 | -6.5% |
| 2065 | 0.958 | +2.2% |
| 2066 | 0.905 | -5.5% |
| 2067 | 0.907 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 0.868 | -4.3% |
| 2069 | 0.856 | -1.4% |
| 2070 | 0.819 | -4.3% |
| 2071 | 0.799 | -2.4% |
| 2072 | 0.83 | +3.9% |
| 2073 | 0.804 | -3.1% |
| 2074 | 0.752 | -6.5% |
| 2075 | 0.724 | -3.7% |
| 2076 | 0.72 | -0.6% |
| 2077 | 0.687 | -4.6% |
| 2078 | 0.648 | -5.7% |
| 2079 | 0.635 | -2.0% |
| 2080 | 0.616 | -3.0% |
| 2081 | 0.588 | -4.5% |
| 2082 | 0.538 | -8.5% |
| 2083 | 0.532 | -1.1% |
| 2084 | 0.509 | -4.3% |
| 2085 | 0.479 | -5.9% |
| 2086 | 0.472 | -1.5% |
| 2087 | 0.454 | -3.8% |
| 2088 | 0.385 | -15.2% |
| 2089 | 0.398 | +3.4% |
| 2090 | 0.388 | -2.5% |
| 2091 | 0.331 | -14.7% |
| 2092 | 0.333 | +0.6% |
| 2093 | 0.276 | -17.1% |
| 2094 | 0.323 | +17.0% |
| 2095 | 0.299 | -7.4% |
| 2096 | 0.249 | -16.7% |
| 2097 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2098 | 0.225 | -9.6% |
| 2099 | 0.189 | -16.0% |
| 2100 | 0.188 | -0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.188 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 4.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.188 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +848.5% | 0.1341 | 1.27 |
| 1994 | +360.5% | -0.147 | 0.383 |
| 1995 | +283.6% | 0.383 | 1.47 |
| 1980 | +283.2% | 2.34 | 8.98 |
| 1979 | +193.6% | 0.798 | 2.34 |
| 1993 | -104.8% | 3.09 | -0.147 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1341 | 0.1341 | 0.1341 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.46 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.61 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.92 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.02 | 2 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 1.9 | 1.96 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.11 | 3.09 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.15 | 3.12 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.69 | 0.798 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 | 2.78 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 | -0.147 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.598 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.67 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.2 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9541 | 0.856 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.7418 | 0.635 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.4971 | 0.385 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2862 | 0.189 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.188 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 1 |
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- 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)
- Population density 96.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.49 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.188 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Zimbabwe?
- Population growth rate in Zimbabwe was 0.188 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 in 1980.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.147 in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population growth rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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