Zimbabwe Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2021 was 10,827,136, a 1.97% increase from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2020 was 10,617,452, a 2% increase from 2019.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2019 was 10,408,889, a 2.01% increase from 2018.
  • Zimbabwe rural population for 2018 was 10,204,026, a 2.08% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Zimbabwe Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 10,827,136 67.70 1.96%
2020 10,617,452 67.76 1.98%
2019 10,408,889 67.79 1.99%
2018 10,204,026 67.79 2.06%
2017 9,995,789 67.76 2.13%
2016 9,785,059 67.70 2.21%
2015 9,570,861 67.62 2.31%
2014 9,352,079 67.50 2.41%
2013 9,129,035 67.35 2.43%
2012 8,909,792 67.17 2.09%
2011 8,725,322 66.99 1.71%
2010 8,577,481 66.80 1.53%
2009 8,447,543 66.62 1.30%
2008 8,338,451 66.44 1.07%
2007 8,249,373 66.26 1.25%
2006 8,147,248 66.07 1.14%
2005 8,054,890 65.89 0.80%
2004 7,990,428 65.71 0.98%
2003 7,912,203 65.52 0.92%
2002 7,839,755 65.42 -0.02%
2001 7,840,997 65.83 0.02%
2000 7,839,526 66.24 0.39%
1999 7,809,368 66.65 0.83%
1998 7,744,448 67.06 1.02%
1997 7,665,757 67.47 1.04%
1996 7,586,401 67.87 1.07%
1995 7,505,412 68.27 0.66%
1994 7,456,054 68.67 0.01%
1993 7,454,970 69.06 0.79%
1992 7,395,950 69.50 1.42%
1991 7,291,660 70.26 1.51%
1990 7,182,078 71.01 1.65%
1989 7,064,753 71.75 1.85%
1988 6,935,039 72.48 2.11%
1987 6,790,286 73.19 2.27%
1986 6,638,020 73.90 2.38%
1985 6,481,908 74.59 2.51%
1984 6,321,097 75.26 2.66%
1983 6,155,237 75.93 2.96%
1982 5,975,490 76.57 3.19%
1981 5,787,907 77.11 5.60%
1980 5,472,787 77.63 5.09%
1979 5,201,334 78.15 0.96%
1978 5,151,390 78.66 0.85%
1977 5,107,842 79.15 1.97%
1976 5,008,323 79.64 2.48%
1975 4,885,410 80.13 2.64%
1974 4,758,245 80.60 2.64%
1973 4,634,495 81.13 2.57%
1972 4,517,012 81.64 2.49%
1971 4,405,784 82.15 2.44%
1970 4,299,587 82.64 2.52%
1969 4,192,708 83.12 2.49%
1968 4,089,579 83.69 2.46%
1967 3,990,069 84.27 2.47%
1966 3,892,679 84.84 2.49%
1965 3,796,976 85.38 2.51%
1964 3,702,920 85.91 2.52%
1963 3,610,652 86.42 2.54%
1962 3,519,986 86.92 2.81%
1961 3,422,606 87.18 2.85%
1960 3,326,410 87.39 %