Zimbabwe - Urban population
Urban population
The value for Urban population in Zimbabwe was 5,212,852 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,212,852 in 2016 and a minimum value of 472,468 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 472,468 |
| 1961 | 496,270 |
| 1962 | 523,204 |
| 1963 | 561,146 |
| 1964 | 601,709 |
| 1965 | 644,773 |
| 1966 | 690,528 |
| 1967 | 739,175 |
| 1968 | 791,074 |
| 1969 | 845,606 |
| 1970 | 898,591 |
| 1971 | 955,456 |
| 1972 | 1,016,386 |
| 1973 | 1,080,922 |
| 1974 | 1,148,663 |
| 1975 | 1,215,307 |
| 1976 | 1,284,118 |
| 1977 | 1,355,385 |
| 1978 | 1,430,794 |
| 1979 | 1,512,619 |
| 1980 | 1,602,697 |
| 1981 | 1,701,543 |
| 1982 | 1,809,079 |
| 1983 | 1,932,155 |
| 1984 | 2,063,525 |
| 1985 | 2,200,562 |
| 1986 | 2,343,238 |
| 1987 | 2,491,436 |
| 1988 | 2,643,488 |
| 1989 | 2,797,468 |
| 1990 | 2,951,881 |
| 1991 | 3,105,552 |
| 1992 | 3,258,168 |
| 1993 | 3,374,241 |
| 1994 | 3,483,496 |
| 1995 | 3,592,172 |
| 1996 | 3,701,048 |
| 1997 | 3,809,730 |
| 1998 | 3,917,525 |
| 1999 | 4,023,161 |
| 2000 | 4,125,987 |
| 2001 | 4,225,519 |
| 2002 | 4,323,307 |
| 2003 | 4,356,041 |
| 2004 | 4,381,920 |
| 2005 | 4,413,845 |
| 2006 | 4,452,539 |
| 2007 | 4,497,911 |
| 2008 | 4,550,222 |
| 2009 | 4,609,702 |
| 2010 | 4,676,094 |
| 2011 | 4,749,752 |
| 2012 | 4,830,153 |
| 2013 | 4,915,898 |
| 2014 | 5,008,948 |
| 2015 | 5,108,108 |
| 2016 | 5,212,852 |
Urban population (% of total)
Urban population (% of total) in Zimbabwe was 32.28 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 34.59 in 2002, while its lowest value was 12.61 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.61 |
| 1961 | 12.82 |
| 1962 | 13.08 |
| 1963 | 13.58 |
| 1964 | 14.09 |
| 1965 | 14.62 |
| 1966 | 15.17 |
| 1967 | 15.73 |
| 1968 | 16.31 |
| 1969 | 16.88 |
| 1970 | 17.36 |
| 1971 | 17.86 |
| 1972 | 18.36 |
| 1973 | 18.87 |
| 1974 | 19.40 |
| 1975 | 19.87 |
| 1976 | 20.36 |
| 1977 | 20.85 |
| 1978 | 21.35 |
| 1979 | 21.85 |
| 1980 | 22.37 |
| 1981 | 22.90 |
| 1982 | 23.43 |
| 1983 | 24.07 |
| 1984 | 24.74 |
| 1985 | 25.41 |
| 1986 | 26.11 |
| 1987 | 26.81 |
| 1988 | 27.52 |
| 1989 | 28.25 |
| 1990 | 28.99 |
| 1991 | 29.74 |
| 1992 | 30.50 |
| 1993 | 30.94 |
| 1994 | 31.34 |
| 1995 | 31.73 |
| 1996 | 32.13 |
| 1997 | 32.53 |
| 1998 | 32.94 |
| 1999 | 33.35 |
| 2000 | 33.76 |
| 2001 | 34.17 |
| 2002 | 34.59 |
| 2003 | 34.48 |
| 2004 | 34.29 |
| 2005 | 34.11 |
| 2006 | 33.93 |
| 2007 | 33.74 |
| 2008 | 33.56 |
| 2009 | 33.38 |
| 2010 | 33.20 |
| 2011 | 33.02 |
| 2012 | 32.83 |
| 2013 | 32.65 |
| 2014 | 32.50 |
| 2015 | 32.38 |
| 2016 | 32.28 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
