Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 2022
Zimbabwe in 2022
As of 2022, Zimbabwe counted 16,069,055 inhabitants. That is 16.3% more than in 2012, when the population stood at 13,817,887.
The median age was 18.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 76.0 children under 15 and 6.6 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 16,069,056 | 18.7 | |
| Somalia | 17,801,897 | 16.5 | |
| Rwanda | 13,651,030 | 20.3 | |
| Burundi | 13,321,098 | 16.8 | |
| Zambia | 20,152,938 | 18.4 |





