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Population by world region in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Population by world region was 37.17 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
37.17 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
59th
of 238 countries
All-time high
37.17 million people
in 2100
All-time low
170,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Zimbabwe, 1000–2100

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015502100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population by world region in Zimbabwe is 37.17 million people, 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 by world region in Zimbabwe peaked at 37.17 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 170,000 people, in 1000.

That places Zimbabwe 59th out of 238 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.

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Zimbabwe?
Population by world region in Zimbabwe was 37.17 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 37.17 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 170,000 people in 1000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for population by world region?
Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.