Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 2045
Zimbabwe in 2045
By 2045, the population of Zimbabwe is expected to reach 24,102,380. Ten years before, in 2035, the projected population is 20,409,146 — 18.1% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 23.6 years, with 33.5% children under 15 and 4.1% aged 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 24,102,381 | 23.6 | |
| Burundi | 22,197,887 | 22.6 | |
| Rwanda | 21,152,658 | 25.6 | |
| South Sudan | 17,286,410 | 25.1 | |
| Somalia | 33,510,166 | 20.0 |





