Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe), ZW
Zimbabwe: Independent country in southern Africa
About
Quick Facts about Republic of Zimbabwe
| Population : | 16,529,904 |
| Country : | Zimbabwe |
| Head of government : | Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, President of Zimbabwe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, President of Zimbabwe |
| Plate code : | ZW |
| Area : | 390757 km2 |
| Official name : | la République du Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe |
| Water as percent of area : | 1% |
| Land as percent of area : | 99% |
| Continent : | Africa |
| Northernmost point : | Point(29.82 -15.6) |
| Legislative body : | Parliament of Zimbabwe |
| Named for : | Great Zimbabwe |
| Official language : | Venda, Tsonga, Zimbabwe Sign Language, Kalanga, Tswana, Chewa, Sesotho, Northern Ndebele, Shona, English, Tonga, Ndau, Barwe, Xhosa, Tshwa |
| Capital : | Harare |
| Establishment : | April 04, 1980 (45 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC+02:00 |
| Local time : | 05:33:57 (5th December 2025) |
Geography
Republic of Zimbabwe is located at 19°0'0"S 29°45'0"E (-19.0000000, 29.7500000). It has 4 neighbors: Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique.
Zimbabwe map
The largest city of Republic of Zimbabwe is Harare with a population of 1,542,813. Other cities include, Bulawayo population 699,385, Mutare population 184,205, Gweru population 146,073 and Kwekwe population 99,149. See all Republic of Zimbabwe cities & populated places.
- Official Website
Official website of Republic of Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa ,
Republic of Zimbabwe has 4 neighbours.
- Republic of Zambia Independent country in Southern Africa
- Republic of Botswana Independent country in Southern Africa
- Republic of South Africa Independent country in Southern Africa
- Republic of Mozambique Independent country in Africa
- Harare
- Mashonaland East Province
- Manicaland
- Bulawayo
- Matabeleland South Province
- Midlands Province
- Mashonaland West Province
- Matabeleland North Province
- Masvingo
- Mashonaland Central Province
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1960 | 3,752,390 | - | census |
| 1961 | 3,876,638 | 3.21% | census |
| 1962 | 4,006,261 | 3.24% | census |
| 1963 | 4,140,802 | 3.25% | census |
| 1964 | 4,279,559 | 3.24% | census |
| 1965 | 4,422,129 | 3.22% | census |
| 1966 | 4,568,317 | 3.2% | census |
| 1967 | 4,718,609 | 3.19% | census |
| 1968 | 4,874,109 | 3.19% | census |
| 1969 | 5,036,316 | 3.22% | census |
| 1970 | 5,206,305 | 3.27% | census |
| 1971 | 5,385,328 | 3.32% | census |
| 1972 | 5,573,282 | 3.37% | census |
| 1973 | 5,768,337 | 3.38% | census |
| 1974 | 5,967,819 | 3.34% | census |
| 1975 | 6,170,266 | 3.28% | census |
| 1976 | 6,373,946 | 3.2% | census |
| 1977 | 6,580,696 | 3.14% | census |
| 1978 | 6,796,863 | 3.18% | census |
| 1979 | 7,031,084 | 3.33% | census |
| 1980 | 7,289,069 | 3.54% | census |
| 1981 | 7,572,129 | 3.74% | census |
| 1982 | 7,876,786 | 3.87% | census |
| 1983 | 8,197,858 | 3.92% | census |
| 1984 | 8,527,836 | 3.87% | census |
| 1985 | 8,860,331 | 3.75% | census |
| 1986 | 9,193,889 | 3.63% | census |
| 1987 | 9,527,192 | 3.5% | census |
| 1988 | 9,854,098 | 3.32% | census |
| 1989 | 10,167,392 | 3.08% | census |
| 1990 | 10,461,782 | 2.81% | census |
| 1991 | 10,733,048 | 2.53% | census |
| 1992 | 10,981,267 | 2.26% | census |
| 1993 | 11,210,802 | 2.05% | census |
| 1994 | 11,428,655 | 1.91% | census |
| 1995 | 11,639,364 | 1.81% | census |
| 1996 | 11,846,110 | 1.75% | census |
| 1997 | 12,045,813 | 1.66% | census |
| 1998 | 12,229,500 | 1.5% | census |
| 1999 | 12,384,727 | 1.25% | census |
| 2000 | 12,503,652 | 0.95% | census |
| 2001 | 12,586,763 | 0.66% | census |
| 2002 | 12,640,922 | 0.43% | census |
| 2003 | 12,673,103 | 0.25% | census |
| 2004 | 12,693,047 | 0.16% | census |
| 2005 | 12,710,589 | 0.14% | census |
| 2006 | 12,724,308 | 0.11% | census |
| 2007 | 12,740,160 | 0.12% | census |
| 2008 | 12,784,041 | 0.34% | census |
| 2009 | 12,888,918 | 0.81% | census |
| 2010 | 13,076,978 | 1.44% | census |
| 2011 | 13,358,738 | 2.11% | census |
| 2012 | 13,724,317 | 2.66% | census |
| 2013 | 14,149,648 | 3.01% | census |
| 2014 | 13,586,681 | -4.14% | (Worldbank) |
| 2015 | 13,814,629 | 1.65% | (Worldbank) |
| 2016 | 14,030,390 | 1.54% | (Worldbank) |
| 2017 | 16,529,904 | 15.12% | census |
| 2018 | 14,439,018 | -14.48% | (Worldbank) |
| 2019 | 14,645,468 | 1.41% | (Worldbank) |