Zimbabwe Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Zimbabwe population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Zimbabwe in 2025 is 17,375,285, a 2.09% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Zimbabwe in 2024 was 17,020,321, a 2.13% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Zimbabwe in 2023 was 16,665,409, a 2.11% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Zimbabwe in 2022 was 16,320,537, a 2.04% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
Ethiopia 132,938,555
Democratic Republic of Congo 109,075,560
Tanzania 71,427,810
Uganda 51,284,671
Afghanistan 44,515,793
Yemen 36,000,452
Mozambique 35,834,558
Madagascar 31,797,306
Nepal 31,577,361
Niger 29,315,971
North Korea 26,319,924
Mali 24,758,658
Burkina Faso 24,436,925
Malawi 22,033,992
Chad 19,425,960
Somalia 19,281,903
Senegal 18,687,800
Zimbabwe 17,375,285
Guinea 14,873,051
Rwanda 14,737,248
Benin 14,454,199
Burundi 13,948,140
Haiti 12,009,506
South Sudan 11,473,439
Tajikistan 10,516,940
Togo 9,470,157
Sierra Leone 9,165,377
Central African Republic 6,097,449
Liberia 5,657,229
Eritrea 3,889,630
Gambia 2,911,207
Guinea-Bissau 2,244,368
Comoros 883,075
Zimbabwe - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 17,375,285 2.09%
2024 17,020,321 2.13%
2023 16,665,409 2.11%
2022 16,320,537 2.04%
2021 15,993,524 2.07%
2020 15,669,666 2.05%
2019 15,354,608 2.01%
2018 15,052,184 2.04%
2017 14,751,101 2.06%
2016 14,452,704 2.10%
2015 14,154,937 2.16%
2014 13,855,753 2.22%
2013 13,555,422 2.19%
2012 13,265,331 1.84%
2011 13,025,785 1.45%
2010 12,839,771 1.26%
2009 12,679,810 1.03%
2008 12,550,347 0.80%
2007 12,450,568 0.97%
2006 12,330,490 0.86%
2005 12,224,753 0.53%
2004 12,160,881 0.70%
2003 12,075,828 0.76%
2002 11,984,644 0.62%
2001 11,910,978 0.64%
2000 11,834,676 1.01%
1999 11,716,454 1.46%
1998 11,548,364 1.64%
1997 11,362,401 1.65%
1996 11,178,171 1.67%
1995 10,994,041 1.25%
1994 10,858,594 0.59%
1993 10,794,918 1.44%
1992 10,641,501 2.54%
1991 10,377,815 2.61%
1990 10,113,893 2.72%
1989 9,846,346 2.90%
1988 9,568,739 3.14%
1987 9,277,488 3.28%
1986 8,983,044 3.37%
1985 8,690,515 3.48%
1984 8,398,567 3.60%
1983 8,106,356 3.88%
1982 7,803,855 3.96%
1981 7,506,526 6.48%
1980 7,049,926 5.92%
1979 6,655,833 1.63%
1978 6,549,349 1.49%
1977 6,453,044 2.62%
1976 6,288,387 3.14%
1975 6,097,083 3.28%
1974 5,903,530 3.34%
1973 5,712,712 3.25%
1972 5,532,842 3.16%
1971 5,363,423 3.08%
1970 5,202,918 3.15%
1969 5,044,163 3.23%
1968 4,886,347 3.20%
1967 4,734,694 3.19%
1966 4,588,529 3.18%
1965 4,447,149 3.17%
1964 4,310,332 3.17%
1963 4,177,931 3.16%
1962 4,049,778 3.15%
1961 3,925,952 3.14%
1960 3,806,310 3.13%
1959 3,690,640 3.13%
1958 3,578,800 3.12%
1957 3,470,494 3.12%
1956 3,365,477 3.12%
1955 3,263,625 3.13%
1954 3,164,517 3.15%
1953 3,067,899 3.17%
1952 2,973,713 3.19%
1951 2,881,713 3.24%
1950 2,791,326 0.00%