Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 2036
Zimbabwe in 2036
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Zimbabwe at 20,778,653 in 2036. Ten years before, in 2026, the projected population is 17,273,580 — 20.3% lower.
The median age is projected at 21.8 years, with 58.6 children under 15 and 5.0 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 20,778,653 | 21.8 | |
| Burundi | 18,483,055 | 20.6 | |
| Rwanda | 18,076,777 | 23.6 | |
| South Sudan | 15,070,096 | 23.3 | |
| Somalia | 27,009,204 | 18.1 |





