Population in Zimbabwe
The population of Zimbabwe was 16,950,795 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Zimbabwe, 2025
16,950,795
Change from 2024
+1.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
73rd of 217
Population in Zimbabwe over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,950,795 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 16,634,373 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 16,340,822 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 16,069,056 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 15,797,210 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 15,526,888 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 15,271,368 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 15,034,452 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 14,812,482 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 14,600,294 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 14,399,013 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 14,207,359 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 14,013,808 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 13,817,887 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 13,595,424 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 13,356,548 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 13,142,790 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 12,959,149 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 12,804,058 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 12,636,445 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 12,483,432 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 12,365,896 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 12,232,323 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 12,087,653 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 11,971,901 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9% from 16,634,373 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14,399,013 people, the figure has changed by +17.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 73rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Zimbabwe
All statistics for Zimbabwe
Population growth
1.88%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
16,340,822 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.72 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.68%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.6%
2025 · World Bank