Zimbabwe Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2022 was 11,033,499, a 1.91% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 95,420,799
Democratic Republic of Congo 52,636,799
Tanzania 41,471,864
Uganda 34,889,566
Afghanistan 30,181,937
Nepal 23,994,819
Niger 21,780,401
Yemen 20,491,585
Mozambique 20,379,448
Madagascar 17,801,970
Malawi 16,736,441
Burkina Faso 15,446,047
Chad 13,458,554
Mali 12,327,741
Rwanda 11,335,329
Zimbabwe 11,033,499
Burundi 11,031,286
North Korea 9,667,582
Syrian Arab Republic 9,564,966
Somalia 9,269,665
Senegal 8,816,497
Guinea 8,638,804
South Sudan 8,638,206
Tajikistan 7,169,192
Benin 6,738,656
Togo 4,962,262
Sierra Leone 4,833,746
Haiti 4,770,701
Central African Republic 3,173,417
Liberia 2,488,813
Eritrea 2,113,713
Guinea-Bissau 1,157,198
Gambia 978,162
Comoros 586,880
Zimbabwe Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 11,033,499 67.61 1.89%
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 0.00%