ZWE / Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Harare
- Currency
- Australian dollar · Indian rupee · United States dollar · Zimbabwe ZiG · Zimbabwean dollar · euro · pound sterling · rand · renminbi · yen
- Continent
- Africa
- Area
- 390,757 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
16.95M · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
51.22B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
3,021.43 · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
104.71 · 2022
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
9.29 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.67 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
63.06 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Zimbabwe: 16.95M
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,950,795 |
| 2024 | 16,634,373 |
| 2023 | 16,340,822 |
| 2022 | 16,069,056 |
| 2021 | 15,797,210 |
| 2020 | 15,526,888 |
| 2019 | 15,271,368 |
| 2018 | 15,034,452 |
| 2017 | 14,812,482 |
| 2016 | 14,600,294 |
| 2015 | 14,399,013 |
| 2014 | 14,207,359 |
| 2013 | 14,013,808 |
| 2012 | 13,817,887 |
| 2011 | 13,595,424 |
| 2010 | 13,356,548 |
| 2009 | 13,142,790 |
| 2008 | 12,959,149 |
| 2007 | 12,804,058 |
| 2006 | 12,636,445 |
2025Zimbabwe: 51.22B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,215,643,905.59 |
| 2024 | 41,521,975,830.24 |
| 2023 | 35,871,781,303.43 |
| 2022 | 40,757,585,308.5 |
| 2021 | 41,287,852,523.5 |
| 2020 | 31,979,753,644.66 |
| 2019 | 33,360,632,553.36 |
| 2018 | 34,141,666,666.67 |
| 2017 | 51,035,657,370.52 |
| 2016 | 20,559,250,000 |
| 2015 | 19,973,250,000 |
| 2014 | 19,505,500,000 |
| 2013 | 19,100,750,000 |
| 2012 | 17,123,500,000 |
| 2011 | 14,109,000,000 |
| 2010 | 12,047,750,000 |
| 2009 | 9,670,750,000 |
| 2008 | 4,418,000,000 |
| 2007 | 5,294,750,000 |
| 2006 | 5,446,750,000 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Zimbabwe: 3,021.43
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,021.43 |
| 2024 | 2,496.16 |
| 2023 | 2,195.23 |
| 2022 | 2,536.4 |
| 2021 | 2,613.62 |
| 2020 | 2,059.64 |
| 2019 | 2,184.52 |
| 2018 | 2,270.9 |
| 2017 | 3,445.45 |
| 2016 | 1,408.14 |
| 2015 | 1,387.13 |
| 2014 | 1,372.92 |
| 2013 | 1,362.99 |
| 2012 | 1,239.23 |
| 2011 | 1,037.78 |
| 2010 | 902.01 |
| 2009 | 735.82 |
| 2008 | 340.92 |
| 2007 | 413.52 |
| 2006 | 431.03 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Zimbabwe: —
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | No data available |
| 2023 | No data available |
| 2022 | 104.71 |
| 2021 | 98.55 |
| 2020 | 557.2 |
| 2019 | 255.3 |
| 2018 | 10.62 |
| 2017 | 0.89 |
| 2016 | -1.54 |
| 2015 | -2.43 |
| 2014 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | 1.63 |
| 2012 | 3.73 |
| 2011 | 3.47 |
| 2010 | 3.02 |
| 2009 | No data available |
| 2008 | No data available |
| 2007 | No data available |
| 2006 | No data available |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Zimbabwe: 9.29
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.29 |
| 2024 | 9.44 |
| 2023 | 9.35 |
| 2022 | 10.09 |
| 2021 | 9.54 |
| 2020 | 8.62 |
| 2019 | 7.37 |
| 2018 | 6.79 |
| 2017 | 6.35 |
| 2016 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 4.77 |
| 2013 | 4.95 |
| 2012 | 5.06 |
| 2011 | 5.37 |
| 2010 | 5.47 |
| 2009 | 5.48 |
| 2008 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 5.01 |
| 2006 | 4.77 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Zimbabwe: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 3.67 |
| 2023 | 3.72 |
| 2022 | 3.77 |
| 2021 | 3.77 |
| 2020 | 3.75 |
| 2019 | 3.75 |
| 2018 | 3.74 |
| 2017 | 3.77 |
| 2016 | 3.83 |
| 2015 | 3.91 |
| 2014 | 4.01 |
| 2013 | 4.11 |
| 2012 | 4.13 |
| 2011 | 4.13 |
| 2010 | 4.04 |
| 2009 | 3.95 |
| 2008 | 3.78 |
| 2007 | 3.68 |
| 2006 | 3.64 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Zimbabwe: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 63.06 |
| 2023 | 62.78 |
| 2022 | 62.36 |
| 2021 | 60.14 |
| 2020 | 61.53 |
| 2019 | 61.06 |
| 2018 | 60.91 |
| 2017 | 60.26 |
| 2016 | 59.76 |
| 2015 | 58.99 |
| 2014 | 58.11 |
| 2013 | 56.84 |
| 2012 | 55.39 |
| 2011 | 53.91 |
| 2010 | 51.93 |
| 2009 | 49.75 |
| 2008 | 48.46 |
| 2007 | 47.58 |
| 2006 | 47.06 |