Population regions with projections in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Population regions with projections was 37.17 million in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
37.17 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 239 countries
All-time high
37.17 million
in 2100
All-time low
170,000
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population regions with projections in Zimbabwe, 1000–2100

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population regions with projections in Zimbabwe is 37.17 million, measured in 2100. 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 regions with projections in Zimbabwe peaked at 37.17 million in 2100 and was at its lowest, 170,000, in 1000.

That places Zimbabwe 60th 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 regions with projections in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections in Zimbabwe, 1000 to 2100.
Year Value Change
1000 170,000 —
1100 170,000 +0.0%
1200 170,000 +0.0%
1300 170,000 +0.0%
1400 170,000 +0.0%
1500 340,000 +100.0%
1600 368,900 +8.5%
1700 397,800 +7.8%
1710 404,601 +1.7%
1720 412,333 +1.9%
1730 420,561 +2.0%
1740 429,343 +2.1%
1750 438,745 +2.2%
1760 448,844 +2.3%
1770 459,732 +2.4%
1780 471,520 +2.6%
1790 484,341 +2.7%
1800 1.09 million +124.2%
1801 1.09 million +0.0%
1802 1.09 million +0.0%
1803 1.09 million +0.0%
1804 1.09 million +0.0%
1805 1.09 million +0.0%
1806 1.09 million +0.0%
1807 1.09 million +0.0%
1808 1.09 million +0.0%
1809 1.09 million +0.0%
1810 1.09 million +0.0%
1811 1.09 million +0.0%
1812 1.09 million +0.0%
1813 1.09 million +0.0%
1814 1.09 million +0.0%
1815 1.09 million +0.0%
1816 1.09 million +0.0%
1817 1.09 million +0.0%
1818 1.09 million +0.0%
1819 1.08 million -0.3%
1820 1.08 million -0.6%
1821 1.06 million -1.0%
1822 1.05 million -1.3%
1823 1.03 million -1.6%
1824 1.02 million -1.6%
1825 1.00 million -1.6%
1826 984,868 -1.6%
1827 968,938 -1.6%
1828 953,265 -1.6%
1829 937,846 -1.6%
1830 922,676 -1.6%
1831 907,752 -1.6%
1832 893,069 -1.6%
1833 878,624 -1.6%
1834 864,412 -1.6%
1835 850,430 -1.6%
1836 836,674 -1.6%
1837 823,141 -1.6%
1838 809,827 -1.6%
1839 796,728 -1.6%
1840 783,841 -1.6%
1841 771,162 -1.6%
1842 758,688 -1.6%
1843 746,417 -1.6%
1844 734,343 -1.6%
1845 722,465 -1.6%
1846 710,779 -1.6%
1847 699,282 -1.6%
1848 687,971 -1.6%
1849 680,342 -1.1%
1850 676,370 -0.6%
1851 676,113 -0.0%
1852 679,468 +0.5%
1853 686,415 +1.0%
1854 693,432 +1.0%
1855 700,521 +1.0%
1856 707,683 +1.0%
1857 714,918 +1.0%
1858 722,226 +1.0%
1859 729,610 +1.0%
1860 737,069 +1.0%
1861 744,604 +1.0%
1862 752,216 +1.0%
1863 759,906 +1.0%
1864 767,675 +1.0%
1865 775,523 +1.0%
1866 783,451 +1.0%
1867 791,460 +1.0%
1868 799,552 +1.0%
1869 807,725 +1.0%
1870 815,983 +1.0%
1871 824,325 +1.0%
1872 832,752 +1.0%
1873 841,265 +1.0%
1874 849,865 +1.0%
1875 858,553 +1.0%
1876 867,330 +1.0%
1877 876,197 +1.0%
1878 885,154 +1.0%
1879 894,203 +1.0%
1880 903,344 +1.0%
1881 912,579 +1.0%
1882 921,908 +1.0%
1883 931,333 +1.0%
1884 940,854 +1.0%
1885 950,472 +1.0%
1886 960,189 +1.0%
1887 970,004 +1.0%
1888 979,920 +1.0%
1889 989,938 +1.0%
1890 1.00 million +1.0%
1891 1.01 million +1.0%
1892 1.02 million +1.0%
1893 1.03 million +1.0%
1894 1.04 million +1.0%
1895 1.05 million +1.0%
1896 1.06 million +1.0%
1897 1.07 million +1.0%
1898 1.08 million +1.0%
1899 1.10 million +1.2%
1900 1.11 million +1.3%
1901 1.13 million +1.4%
1902 1.14 million +1.5%
1903 1.16 million +1.7%
1904 1.18 million +1.7%
1905 1.20 million +1.7%
1906 1.22 million +1.7%
1907 1.24 million +1.7%
1908 1.26 million +1.7%
1909 1.28 million +1.6%
1910 1.30 million +1.6%
1911 1.33 million +1.6%
1912 1.35 million +1.6%
1913 1.37 million +1.6%
1914 1.39 million +1.6%
1915 1.41 million +1.6%
1916 1.43 million +1.6%
1917 1.45 million +1.6%
1918 1.48 million +1.6%
1919 1.50 million +1.7%
1920 1.53 million +1.8%
1921 1.56 million +1.9%
1922 1.59 million +2.0%
1923 1.62 million +2.1%
1924 1.66 million +2.1%
1925 1.69 million +2.1%
1926 1.73 million +2.1%
1927 1.76 million +2.1%
1928 1.80 million +2.1%
1929 1.84 million +2.1%
1930 1.87 million +2.1%
1931 1.91 million +2.1%
1932 1.95 million +2.0%
1933 1.99 million +2.0%
1934 2.03 million +2.0%
1935 2.07 million +2.0%
1936 2.11 million +2.0%
1937 2.16 million +2.0%
1938 2.20 million +2.0%
1939 2.25 million +2.0%
1940 2.29 million +2.0%
1941 2.33 million +2.0%
1942 2.38 million +1.9%
1943 2.43 million +1.9%
1944 2.47 million +1.9%
1945 2.52 million +1.9%
1946 2.57 million +1.9%
1947 2.62 million +1.9%
1948 2.67 million +1.9%
1949 2.73 million +2.2%
1950 2.79 million +2.4%
1951 2.88 million +3.2%
1952 2.97 million +3.2%
1953 3.07 million +3.2%
1954 3.16 million +3.2%
1955 3.26 million +3.1%
1956 3.37 million +3.1%
1957 3.47 million +3.1%
1958 3.58 million +3.1%
1959 3.69 million +3.1%
1960 3.81 million +3.2%
1961 3.93 million +3.2%
1962 4.06 million +3.2%
1963 4.19 million +3.2%
1964 4.32 million +3.2%
1965 4.46 million +3.2%
1966 4.60 million +3.2%
1967 4.75 million +3.2%
1968 4.90 million +3.2%
1969 5.06 million +3.2%
1970 5.22 million +3.1%
1971 5.37 million +3.0%
1972 5.54 million +3.1%
1973 5.72 million +3.2%
1974 5.91 million +3.3%
1975 6.10 million +3.2%
1976 6.29 million +3.1%
1977 6.45 million +2.6%
1978 6.54 million +1.5%
1979 6.65 million +1.6%
1980 7.04 million +5.9%
1981 7.50 million +6.5%
1982 7.80 million +4.0%
1983 8.10 million +3.9%
1984 8.39 million +3.6%
1985 8.69 million +3.5%
1986 8.98 million +3.4%
1987 9.28 million +3.4%
1988 9.58 million +3.2%
1989 9.86 million +2.9%
1990 10.14 million +2.8%
1991 10.40 million +2.6%
1992 10.70 million +2.9%
1993 10.86 million +1.5%
1994 10.87 million +0.1%
1995 10.97 million +0.9%
1996 11.16 million +1.7%
1997 11.37 million +1.9%
1998 11.59 million +2.0%
1999 11.78 million +1.6%
2000 11.89 million +0.9%
2001 11.97 million +0.7%
2002 12.09 million +1.0%
2003 12.23 million +1.2%
2004 12.37 million +1.1%
2005 12.48 million +1.0%
2006 12.64 million +1.2%
2007 12.80 million +1.3%
2008 12.96 million +1.2%
2009 13.14 million +1.4%
2010 13.36 million +1.6%
2011 13.60 million +1.8%
2012 13.82 million +1.6%
2013 14.01 million +1.4%
2014 14.21 million +1.4%
2015 14.40 million +1.3%
2016 14.60 million +1.4%
2017 14.81 million +1.5%
2018 15.03 million +1.5%
2019 15.27 million +1.6%
2020 15.53 million +1.7%
2021 15.80 million +1.7%
2022 16.07 million +1.7%
2023 16.34 million +1.7%
2024 16.63 million +1.8%
2025 16.95 million +1.9%
2026 17.27 million +1.9%
2027 17.60 million +1.9%
2028 17.93 million +1.9%
2029 18.27 million +1.9%
2030 18.61 million +1.9%
2031 18.96 million +1.9%
2032 19.31 million +1.9%
2033 19.68 million +1.9%
2034 20.04 million +1.9%
2035 20.41 million +1.8%
2036 20.78 million +1.8%
2037 21.14 million +1.8%
2038 21.51 million +1.7%
2039 21.88 million +1.7%
2040 22.25 million +1.7%
2041 22.63 million +1.7%
2042 23.00 million +1.7%
2043 23.37 million +1.6%
2044 23.74 million +1.6%
2045 24.10 million +1.5%
2046 24.46 million +1.5%
2047 24.82 million +1.4%
2048 25.17 million +1.4%
2049 25.52 million +1.4%
2050 25.87 million +1.4%
2051 26.22 million +1.4%
2052 26.56 million +1.3%
2053 26.90 million +1.3%
2054 27.24 million +1.2%
2055 27.56 million +1.2%
2056 27.89 million +1.2%
2057 28.20 million +1.1%
2058 28.52 million +1.1%
2059 28.83 million +1.1%
2060 29.13 million +1.1%
2061 29.43 million +1.0%
2062 29.74 million +1.0%
2063 30.04 million +1.0%
2064 30.34 million +1.0%
2065 30.62 million +1.0%
2066 30.91 million +0.9%
2067 31.19 million +0.9%
2068 31.47 million +0.9%
2069 31.74 million +0.9%
2070 32.01 million +0.8%
2071 32.27 million +0.8%
2072 32.53 million +0.8%
2073 32.80 million +0.8%
2074 33.06 million +0.8%
2075 33.30 million +0.7%
2076 33.54 million +0.7%
2077 33.78 million +0.7%
2078 34.01 million +0.7%
2079 34.23 million +0.6%
2080 34.44 million +0.6%
2081 34.65 million +0.6%
2082 34.84 million +0.6%
2083 35.03 million +0.5%
2084 35.21 million +0.5%
2085 35.39 million +0.5%
2086 35.56 million +0.5%
2087 35.72 million +0.5%
2088 35.87 million +0.4%
2089 36.01 million +0.4%
2090 36.15 million +0.4%
2091 36.28 million +0.4%
2092 36.41 million +0.3%
2093 36.52 million +0.3%
2094 36.63 million +0.3%
2095 36.74 million +0.3%
2096 36.84 million +0.3%
2097 36.93 million +0.2%
2098 37.02 million +0.2%
2099 37.10 million +0.2%
2100 37.17 million +0.2%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 37.17 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.20 million, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 37.17 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.52 million, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population regions with projections 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% 484,341 1.09 million
1500 +100.0% 170,000 340,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 170,000 170,000 170,000 1
1100s 170,000 170,000 170,000 1
1200s 170,000 170,000 170,000 1
1300s 170,000 170,000 170,000 1
1400s 170,000 170,000 170,000 1
1500s 340,000 340,000 340,000 1
1600s 368,900 368,900 368,900 1
1700s 397,800 397,800 397,800 1
1710s 404,601 404,601 404,601 1
1720s 412,333 412,333 412,333 1
1730s 420,561 420,561 420,561 1
1740s 429,343 429,343 429,343 1
1750s 438,745 438,745 438,745 1
1760s 448,844 448,844 448,844 1
1770s 459,732 459,732 459,732 1
1780s 471,520 471,520 471,520 1
1790s 484,341 484,341 484,341 1
1800s 1.09 million 1.09 million 1.09 million 10
1810s 1.09 million 1.08 million 1.09 million 10
1820s 1.01 million 937,846 1.08 million 10
1830s 858,333 796,728 922,676 10
1840s 729,529 680,342 783,841 10
1850s 698,676 676,113 729,610 10
1860s 771,918 737,069 807,725 10
1870s 854,563 815,983 894,203 10
1880s 946,054 903,344 989,938 10
1890s 1.05 million 1.00 million 1.10 million 10
1900s 1.19 million 1.11 million 1.28 million 10
1910s 1.40 million 1.30 million 1.50 million 10
1920s 1.68 million 1.53 million 1.84 million 10
1930s 2.06 million 1.87 million 2.25 million 10
1940s 2.50 million 2.29 million 2.73 million 10
1950s 3.22 million 2.79 million 3.69 million 10
1960s 4.41 million 3.81 million 5.06 million 10
1970s 5.98 million 5.22 million 6.65 million 10
1980s 8.52 million 7.04 million 9.86 million 10
1990s 10.99 million 10.14 million 11.78 million 10
2000s 12.46 million 11.89 million 13.14 million 10
2010s 14.31 million 13.36 million 15.27 million 10
2020s 16.84 million 15.53 million 18.27 million 10
2030s 20.23 million 18.61 million 21.88 million 10
2040s 23.91 million 22.25 million 25.52 million 10
2050s 27.38 million 25.87 million 28.83 million 10
2060s 30.46 million 29.13 million 31.74 million 10
2070s 33.15 million 32.01 million 34.23 million 10
2080s 35.27 million 34.44 million 36.01 million 10
2090s 36.66 million 36.15 million 37.10 million 10
2100s 37.17 million 37.17 million 37.17 million 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections in Zimbabwe?
Population regions with projections in Zimbabwe was 37.17 million in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population regions with projections recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 37.17 million in 2100.
What is the lowest population regions with projections recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 170,000 in 1000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for population regions with projections?
Zimbabwe ranks 60th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
Is population regions with projections 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population regions with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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