Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Zimbabwe: key statistics
Zimbabwe has 17.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,021. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Harare
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- US dollar, rand USD · ZAR
- Languages
- English, Ndau, Xhosa, Venda
- ISO codes
- ZWZWE
- Land neighbours
- Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
Population17.0m2025 · rank 73 of 217GDP$51.2bn2025 · rank 97 of 211GDP per capita$3,0212025 · rank 164 of 211Life expectancy63.1 yrs2024 · rank 200 of 217Internet users41.6%2024 · rank 155 of 188Fertility3.672024 · rank 37 of 217CO₂ per person0.77 t2024 · rank 148 of 203Inflation104.7%2022 · rank 3 of 180
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Zimbabwe, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Zimbabwe by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17.0m | 2025 | 73/217 | 23/48 | +18% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.88% | 2025 | 54/217 | 39/48 | +0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 40.5% | 2025 | 171/217 | 28/48 | +6.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.67 | 2024 | 37/217 | 34/48 | −8.4% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.6% | 2025 | 177/217 | 17/48 | +0.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 40.3% | 2025 | 23/217 | 21/48 | −3.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 43.0 | 2024 | 161/216 | 33/48 | +17% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 29.9 | 2024 | 31/217 | 29/48 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 390,760 km² | 2024 | 62/216 | 22/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $51.2bn | 2025 | 97/211 | 13/46 | +156% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,021 | 2025 | 164/211 | 14/46 | +118% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $6,470 | 2025 | 157/199 | 17/46 | +60% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $2,660 | 2025 | 158/201 | 13/46 | +100% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 8.1% | 2025 | 10/210 | 3/46 | +6.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 6.1% | 2025 | 16/210 | 3/46 | +5.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 9.5% | 2025 | 73/198 | 33/45 | +1.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 37.1% | 2025 | 23/201 | 4/45 | +14.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 48.2% | 2025 | 155/201 | 24/45 | −10.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 8.8% | 2024 | 169/175 | 40/43 | −0.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 10.7% | 2024 | 144/163 | 32/39 | +9.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 104.7% | 2022 | 3/180 | 2/44 | +101.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -20.1% | 2025 | 134/136 | 35/36 | −28.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 46.4% | 2025 | 2/136 | 2/36 | +37.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 26.60 | 2025 | 88/210 | 36/47 | −100% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 7.2% | 2018 | — | — | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 11.0% | 2018 | — | — | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 33.0% | 2024 | 84/119 | 31/43 | −13.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.56% | 2025 | 141/156 | 41/45 | −1.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 18.1% | 2024 | 153/184 | 32/43 | −2.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 23.4% | 2024 | 157/184 | 34/43 | −10.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 41.5% | 2024 | 159/184 | 32/43 | −13.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.2% | 2024 | 63/185 | 9/42 | +13.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.9% | 2025 | 107/197 | 26/46 | −0.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 8.5% | 2024 | 35/178 | 9/41 | −1.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 639,000 | 2020 | 115/196 | 15/42 | −71% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 9.3% | 2025 | 42/187 | 14/47 | +3.9 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 15.5% | 2025 | 76/187 | 16/47 | +7.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 67.7% | 2025 | 41/187 | 18/47 | +1.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 62.2% | 2025 | 36/187 | 18/47 | +1.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $792m | 2023 | 49/145 | 25/48 | −4.4% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.2% | 2023 | 74/139 | 37/47 | −2.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $48.4 | 2023 | 87/145 | 31/48 | −18% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 49.2% | 2019 | 12/151 | 12/44 | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 64.6% | 2019 | 15/151 | 15/44 | — | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 38.3% | 2019 | 32/145 | 27/45 | +6.1 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 50.3 | 2019 | 9/151 | 7/44 | — | — | |
| Undernourishment | 18.4% | 2024 | 30/167 | 23/44 | −15.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 30.1% | 2025 | 76/190 | 16/46 | −1.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 93.2% | 2019 | 75/141 | 3/41 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 93.4% | 2019 | 70/147 | 3/41 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 93.1% | 2024 | 155/191 | 27/41 | −5.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 52.4% | 2013 | — | — | +13.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 7.7% | 2024 | 158/172 | 23/34 | +0.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 86.0% | 2024 | 122/168 | 10/36 | −0.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 36.4 | 2013 | — | — | −5.6% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 0.4% | 2023 | 182/184 | 41/43 | −5.6 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.1 yrs | 2024 | 200/217 | 32/48 | +8.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 62.4 | 2024 | 6/196 | 6/48 | +14% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 64.7 | 2024 | 17/196 | 17/48 | +8.2% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 358 | 2023 | 18/194 | 17/48 | −32% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.9% | 2023 | 179/193 | 44/48 | −4.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $62.9 | 2023 | 164/193 | 27/48 | −35% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.14 | 2023 | 165/180 | 33/46 | +70% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 90% | 2024 | 102/193 | 12/48 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 9.8% | 2024 | 6/153 | 6/44 | −5.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 25.9% | 2024 | 40/154 | 26/46 | −1.7 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 67.2% | 2024 | 188/206 | 29/46 | −0.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 34.6% | 2024 | 184/203 | 29/46 | −4.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 41.6% | 2024 | 155/188 | 18/46 | +25.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 94.2 | 2024 | 150/210 | 24/48 | +13% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 1.9 | 2024 | 158/208 | 13/48 | +81% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 62.0% | 2024 | 184/215 | 20/48 | +29.7 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 37.0% | 2024 | 149/192 | 17/48 | +6.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.77 t | 2024 | 148/203 | 12/47 | −13% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 82.4% | 2021 | 14/212 | 12/48 | +5.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 87.5% | 2021 | 19/206 | 10/48 | +30.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 35.7% | 2024 | 93/214 | 16/48 | −1.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 10.4% | 2024 | 101/206 | 27/48 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 40.0% | 2022 | 40/177 | 8/47 | +11.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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