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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe / ZW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Zimbabwe in numbers.

Area390,760 kmยฒWorld # 62 โ†’Population17MWorld # 73 โ†’Population density43.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 159 โ†’Life expectancy63.1 yearsWorld # 198 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,021World # 162 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Zimbabwe across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area390,760 kmยฒWorld # 62 / 2023 โ†’Population17MWorld # 73 / 2025 โ†’Population density43.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 159 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,980World # 30 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.9%World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.7World # 37 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate29.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 31 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 99 / 2024 โ†’Median age17.8 yearsWorld # 216 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.6%World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1440.3%World # 23 / 2025 โ†’Urban population40.5%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-54.6KWorld # 194 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 177 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.6%World # 141 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy63.1 yearsWorld # 198 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy51.2 yearsWorld # 178 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 177 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11%World # 129 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,021World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 51.2BWorld # 97 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 6,470World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth8.1%World # 11 / 2025 โ†’Inflation104.7%World # 4 / 2022 โ†’Unemployment9.3%World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.5%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,311 hours/yearWorld # 17 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)50.3World # 8 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 190 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people95.1 per million peopleWorld # 107 / 2012 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people0.5 per million peopleWorld # 129 / 2016 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,393 kcal/dayWorld # 166 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person57.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 95 / 2023 โ†’Rice production73.5 tWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production540K tWorld # 61 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production572 tWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area44.7%World # 63 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person504 kWh/personWorld # 123 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.8 tWorld # 164 / 2024 โ†’Internet use41.6%World # 167 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions94.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 150 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 53 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate41.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 2 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 154 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament30.1%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals639KWorld # 117 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 66MWorld # 156 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 85.3%Main languageShonaMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports1,350 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightShonaLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyZimbabwe GoldZWGDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsGreat Zimbabwe