Zimbabwe Population Pyramid 2047
Zimbabwe in 2047
In 2047, Zimbabwe is projected to have a population of 24,816,446 people. Compared with 2037, when the projection stands at 21,144,736, that represents growth of 17.4% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 24.0 years, Zimbabwe would have a youth dependency ratio of 52.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 24,816,447 | 24.0 | |
| Burundi | 22,970,065 | 22.9 | |
| Rwanda | 21,764,590 | 26.1 | |
| South Sudan | 17,728,337 | 25.5 | |
| Somalia | 34,996,382 | 20.5 |





