Share of population urban in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of population urban was 40.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.5
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
40.5
in 2025
All-time low
10.74
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Zimbabwe, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population urban in Zimbabwe stood at 40.5. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Zimbabwe peaked at 40.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.74, in 1950.
That places Zimbabwe 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.27 | 10.74 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.44 | 12.47 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.6 | 17.41 | 21.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.41 | 22.33 | 28.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.17 | 29.59 | 32.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.61 | 32.4 | 32.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.83 | 32.73 | 36.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.88 | 37.01 | 40.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population growth rate 0.188 (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)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.67 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.67 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 9,240 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.67 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.72 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Zimbabwe?
- Share of population urban in Zimbabwe was 40.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.74 in 1950.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of population urban?
- Zimbabwe ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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