Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 1975
Zimbabwe in 1975
As of 1975, Zimbabwe counted 6,098,658 inhabitants. That is 36.8% more than in 1965, when the population stood at 4,458,463.
Half of the population was younger than 15.9 years; 48.1% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 6,098,658 | 15.9 | |
| Malawi | 5,287,367 | 17.5 | |
| Zambia | 4,990,086 | 15.5 | |
| Rwanda | 4,607,728 | 16.4 | |
| Madagascar | 7,739,336 | 16.6 |





