Female population — all countries

Female population — Zimbabwe

Female population in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 8,862,928 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 360.2%.

2025 8.86M people +1.81% vs 2024
World rank 73of 217
Period maximum 8.86M people2025
Period minimum 1.93M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Zimbabwe, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,925,679 people1962: 2,052,722 people1964: 2,188,719 people1966: 2,333,725 people1968: 2,488,102 people1970: 2,652,821 people1972: 2,828,899 people1974: 3,022,959 people1976: 3,228,245 people1978: 3,412,486 people1980: 3,659,367 people1982: 3,980,628 people1984: 4,282,570 people1986: 4,590,722 people1988: 4,922,577 people1990: 5,215,208 people1992: 5,542,183 people1994: 5,696,816 people1996: 5,854,195 people1998: 6,071,691 people2000: 6,233,089 people2002: 6,346,623 people2004: 6,498,530 people2006: 6,648,424 people2008: 6,818,684 people2010: 7,031,527 people2012: 7,285,961 people2014: 7,491,842 people2016: 7,690,502 people2018: 7,908,981 people2020: 8,156,300 people2022: 8,426,339 people2024: 8,705,285 people2025: 8,862,928 people
Change over the period: +6.94M (+360.25%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 8.86M people
World 4.09B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 663M people
Eastern Africa computed 258M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.62B people
Female population — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 8.86M +157,643 +1.81%
2024 8.71M +145,397 +1.7%
2023 8.56M +133,549 +1.58%
2022 8.43M +134,611 +1.62%
2021 8.29M +135,428 +1.66%
2020 8.16M +128,374 +1.6%
2019 8.03M +118,945 +1.5%
2018 7.91M +111,606 +1.43%
2017 7.8M +106,873 +1.39%
2016 7.69M +101,628 +1.34%
2015 7.59M +97,032 +1.3%
2014 7.49M +97,882 +1.32%
2013 7.39M +107,999 +1.48%
2012 7.29M +125,912 +1.76%
2011 7.16M +128,522 +1.83%
2010 7.03M +114,315 +1.65%
2009 6.92M +98,528 +1.44%
2008 6.82M +83,837 +1.24%
2007 6.73M +86,423 +1.3%
2006 6.65M +81,170 +1.24%
2005 6.57M +68,724 +1.06%
2004 6.5M +74,481 +1.16%
2003 6.42M +77,426 +1.22%
2002 6.35M +63,639 +1.01%
2001 6.28M +49,895 +0.8%
2000 6.23M +64,110 +1.04%
1999 6.17M +97,288 +1.6%
1998 6.07M +111,386 +1.87%
1997 5.96M +106,110 +1.81%
1996 5.85M +95,096 +1.65%
1995 5.76M +62,283 +1.09%
1994 5.7M +27,855 +0.49%
1993 5.67M +126,778 +2.29%
1992 5.54M +187,140 +3.49%
1991 5.36M +139,835 +2.68%
1990 5.22M +142,520 +2.81%
1989 5.07M +150,111 +3.05%
1988 4.92M +166,342 +3.5%
1987 4.76M +165,513 +3.61%
1986 4.59M +154,545 +3.48%
1985 4.44M +153,607 +3.59%
1984 4.28M +152,158 +3.68%
1983 4.13M +149,784 +3.76%
1982 3.98M +144,092 +3.76%
1981 3.84M +177,169 +4.84%
1980 3.66M +158,104 +4.52%
1979 3.5M +88,777 +2.6%
1978 3.41M +85,060 +2.56%
1977 3.33M +99,181 +3.07%
1976 3.23M +103,454 +3.31%
1975 3.12M +101,832 +3.37%
1974 3.02M +99,271 +3.4%
1973 2.92M +94,789 +3.35%
1972 2.83M +90,072 +3.29%
1971 2.74M +86,006 +3.24%
1970 2.65M +83,447 +3.25%
1969 2.57M +81,272 +3.27%
1968 2.49M +78,479 +3.26%
1967 2.41M +75,898 +3.25%
1966 2.33M +73,633 +3.26%
1965 2.26M +71,373 +3.26%
1964 2.19M +69,091 +3.26%
1963 2.12M +66,906 +3.26%
1962 2.05M +64,672 +3.25%
1961 1.99M +62,371 +3.24%
1960 1.93M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.