Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 2031
Zimbabwe in 2031
By 2031, the population of Zimbabwe is expected to reach 18,956,198. Ten years before, in 2021, the projected population is 15,797,210 — 20.0% lower.
With a projected median age of 20.6 years, Zimbabwe would have a youth dependency ratio of 62.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.3 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 | 18,956,198 | 20.6 | |
| Burundi | 16,555,030 | 19.2 | |
| Rwanda | 16,473,109 | 22.5 | |
| Somalia | 23,589,796 | 17.2 | |
| South Sudan | 13,725,412 | 21.8 |





