Urban population growth in Zimbabwe
The urban population of Zimbabwe changed by 3.38% in 2025.
Zimbabwe, 2025
3.38%
Change from 2024
+0.08percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
33rd of 217
Urban population growth in Zimbabwe over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.38% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.30% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 3.18% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.89% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.02% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.92% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.73% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.50% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.25% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.92% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.53% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.16% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.74% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.73% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 1.86% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 1.68% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 1.46% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1.25% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 1.36% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 1.27% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.01% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.17% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.30% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.16% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 0.98% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.08 percentage points from 3.30% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.53%, the figure has changed by +0.85 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 33rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Zimbabwe
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Urban population share
40.5%
2025 · World Bank
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