Rural population in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 10,086,549 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 202.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.09M | +88,188 | +0.88% |
| 2024 | 10M | +78,164 | +0.79% |
| 2023 | 9.92M | +70,753 | +0.72% |
| 2022 | 9.85M | +34,512 | +0.35% |
| 2021 | 9.81M | +34,509 | +0.35% |
| 2020 | 9.78M | +34,811 | +0.36% |
| 2019 | 9.75M | +34,642 | +0.36% |
| 2018 | 9.71M | +38,641 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.67M | +47,807 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.62M | +58,000 | +0.61% |
| 2015 | 9.57M | +70,722 | +0.74% |
| 2014 | 9.5M | +92,806 | +0.99% |
| 2013 | 9.4M | +116,431 | +1.25% |
| 2012 | 9.29M | +144,555 | +1.58% |
| 2011 | 9.14M | +156,851 | +1.75% |
| 2010 | 8.99M | +141,036 | +1.59% |
| 2009 | 8.84M | +121,484 | +1.39% |
| 2008 | 8.72M | +102,641 | +1.19% |
| 2007 | 8.62M | +111,129 | +1.31% |
| 2006 | 8.51M | +101,060 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.41M | +76,633 | +0.92% |
| 2004 | 8.33M | +86,630 | +1.05% |
| 2003 | 8.24M | +93,016 | +1.14% |
| 2002 | 8.15M | +70,486 | +0.87% |
| 2001 | 8.08M | +41,913 | +0.52% |
| 2000 | 8.04M | +57,460 | +0.72% |
| 1999 | 7.98M | +108,735 | +1.38% |
| 1998 | 7.87M | +130,079 | +1.68% |
| 1997 | 7.74M | +119,118 | +1.56% |
| 1996 | 7.62M | +98,453 | +1.31% |
| 1995 | 7.53M | +40,415 | +0.54% |
| 1994 | 7.48M | −22,271 | −0.3% |
| 1993 | 7.51M | +75,980 | +1.02% |
| 1992 | 7.43M | +163,977 | +2.26% |
| 1991 | 7.27M | +129,730 | +1.82% |
| 1990 | 7.14M | +124,725 | +1.78% |
| 1989 | 7.01M | +126,796 | +1.84% |
| 1988 | 6.89M | +138,137 | +2.05% |
| 1987 | 6.75M | +143,494 | +2.17% |
| 1986 | 6.6M | +144,460 | +2.24% |
| 1985 | 6.46M | +152,204 | +2.41% |
| 1984 | 6.31M | +160,733 | +2.61% |
| 1983 | 6.15M | +179,286 | +3% |
| 1982 | 5.97M | +184,872 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 5.78M | +313,855 | +5.74% |
| 1980 | 5.47M | +270,605 | +5.21% |
| 1979 | 5.2M | +47,832 | +0.93% |
| 1978 | 5.15M | +41,971 | +0.82% |
| 1977 | 5.11M | +98,060 | +1.96% |
| 1976 | 5.01M | +120,957 | +2.47% |
| 1975 | 4.89M | +124,494 | +2.61% |
| 1974 | 4.76M | +124,348 | +2.68% |
| 1973 | 4.64M | +117,802 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.52M | +110,720 | +2.51% |
| 1971 | 4.41M | +104,402 | +2.42% |
| 1970 | 4.31M | +104,428 | +2.48% |
| 1969 | 4.2M | +104,261 | +2.54% |
| 1968 | 4.1M | +98,923 | +2.47% |
| 1967 | 4M | +95,492 | +2.45% |
| 1966 | 3.9M | +94,034 | +2.47% |
| 1965 | 3.81M | +93,810 | +2.52% |
| 1964 | 3.72M | +94,603 | +2.61% |
| 1963 | 3.62M | +96,606 | +2.74% |
| 1962 | 3.53M | +96,884 | +2.83% |
| 1961 | 3.43M | +94,187 | +2.82% |
| 1960 | 3.33M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
