Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 1957
Zimbabwe in 1957
In 1957, Zimbabwe had a total population of 3,471,154 people. With a median age of 16.9 years, Zimbabwe had a youth dependency ratio of 92.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.7 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 3.72 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 62.8 years in 2023: 65.0 for women and 60.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
308,737 immigrants live in Zimbabwe, 1.9% of the population.
| Mozambique | 126,753 |
| Malawi | 111,872 |
| Zambia | 32,680 |
| South Africa | 20,346 |
| United Kingdom | 13,101 |
1,519,299 people born in Zimbabwe live in other countries.
| South Africa | 1,072,620 |
| United Kingdom | 132,869 |
| Mozambique | 101,486 |
| Botswana | 67,878 |
| Australia | 47,195 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,471,154 | 16.9 | |
| Malawi | 3,387,738 | 18.0 | |
| Zambia | 2,874,068 | 17.2 | |
| South Sudan | 2,804,096 | 18.6 | |
| Rwanda | 2,747,874 | 16.5 |





