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Population in Zimbabwe
16 150 362
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Zimbabwe is 16 150 362 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 594 848 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 925 931 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 917 855 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 6 964 844 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 520 779 people, and the centenarians in Zimbabwe over 80 years old - 226 105 people.
Population size in Zimbabwe by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 594 848 / 9.88% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 925 931 / 11.93% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 917 855 / 11.88% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 6 964 844 / 43.13% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 520 779 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 226 105 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Zimbabwe
Total in Zimbabwe permanent residents 7 614 896 men (47.15%) and 8 535 466 women (52.85%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 493 393 / 6% | 394 715 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 493 393 / 6% | 387 125 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 440 258 / 5.3% | 349 171 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 371 942 / 4.4% | 303 627 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 440 258 / 5.3% | 364 353 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 652 797 / 8.1% | 546 529 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 637 616 / 7.9% | 546 529 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 584 481 / 7.2% | 531 347 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 538 937 / 6.6% | 500 985 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 493 393 / 6% | 463 031 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 561 709 / 6.9% | 561 710 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 592 072 / 7.3% | 645 207 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 493 393 / 6% | 576 891 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 341 580 / 4% | 455 441 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 144 222 / 1.4% | 242 902 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 182 176 / 1.9% | 379 534 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 129 041 / 1.2% | 341 581 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Zimbabwe: have higher education 22.6% (3 649 982 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (484 511 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (5 749 529 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (2 519 456 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (1 388 931 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (1 340 480 people), have no education — 0.3% (48 451 people), illiterate — 0.7% (113 053 people).
| Higher education | 3 649 982 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 484 511 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 5 749 529 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 2 519 456 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 1 388 931 / 8.6% |
| High school | 1 340 480 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 48 451 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 113 053 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Zimbabwe
Total in Zimbabwe the number of officially employed population is 10 384 683 people (64.3%), pensioners 4 360 598 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 920 571 people (5.7%).
| Employed population | 10 384 683 / 64.3% |
| Unemployed | 920 571 / 5.7% |
| Pensioners | 4 360 598 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Zimbabwe have a disability 1 603 731 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 253 561 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 616 944 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 592 718 (3.67.%), disabled children 140 508 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 1 603 731 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 253 561 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 616 944 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 592 718 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 140 508 / 0.87% |