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Zimbabwe

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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
Country information: Wikidata · Q954 · Official languages: Barwe, Chewa, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Nambya, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Sesotho, Shona, Tonga, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwe Sign Language
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
16.95M · 2025
people
World 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$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
104.71 · 2022
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
9.29 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.67 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
63.06 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe: 16.95M
Zimbabwe · Population12.21M13.5M14.79M16.09M17.38M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · Population · people
YearZimbabwe
202516,950,795
202416,634,373
202316,340,822
202216,069,056
202115,797,210
202015,526,888
201915,271,368
201815,034,452
201714,812,482
201614,600,294
201514,399,013
201414,207,359
201314,013,808
201213,817,887
201113,595,424
201013,356,548
200913,142,790
200812,959,149
200712,804,058
200612,636,445
current US$ · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe: 51.22B
Zimbabwe · GDP-261.76M13.78B27.82B41.86B55.9B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · GDP · current US$
YearZimbabwe
202551,215,643,905.59
202441,521,975,830.24
202335,871,781,303.43
202240,757,585,308.5
202141,287,852,523.5
202031,979,753,644.66
201933,360,632,553.36
201834,141,666,666.67
201751,035,657,370.52
201620,559,250,000
201519,973,250,000
201419,505,500,000
201319,100,750,000
201217,123,500,000
201114,109,000,000
201012,047,750,000
20099,670,750,000
20084,418,000,000
20075,294,750,000
20065,446,750,000

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe: 3,021.43
Zimbabwe · GDP per capita30.46961.821,893.182,824.543,755.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearZimbabwe
20253,021.43
20242,496.16
20232,195.23
20222,536.4
20212,613.62
20202,059.64
20192,184.52
20182,270.9
20173,445.45
20161,408.14
20151,387.13
20141,372.92
20131,362.99
20121,239.23
20111,037.78
2010902.01
2009735.82
2008340.92
2007413.52
2006431.03
% · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe · Inflation-58.39109.5277.39445.28613.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · Inflation · %
YearZimbabwe
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022104.71
202198.55
2020557.2
2019255.3
201810.62
20170.89
2016-1.54
2015-2.43
2014-0.2
20131.63
20123.73
20113.47
20103.02
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe: 9.29
Zimbabwe · Unemployment4.245.837.439.0210.622006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearZimbabwe
20259.29
20249.44
20239.35
202210.09
20219.54
20208.62
20197.37
20186.79
20176.35
20165.9
20155.4
20144.77
20134.95
20125.06
20115.37
20105.47
20095.48
20085.4
20075.01
20064.77

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe · Fertility rate3.593.733.884.034.182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearZimbabwe
2025No data available
20243.67
20233.72
20223.77
20213.77
20203.75
20193.75
20183.74
20173.77
20163.83
20153.91
20144.01
20134.11
20124.13
20114.13
20104.04
20093.95
20083.78
20073.68
20063.64

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe · Life expectancy45.4650.2655.0659.8664.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zimbabwe · Life expectancy · years
YearZimbabwe
2025No data available
202463.06
202362.78
202262.36
202160.14
202061.53
201961.06
201860.91
201760.26
201659.76
201558.99
201458.11
201356.84
201255.39
201153.91
201051.93
200949.75
200848.46
200747.58
200647.06
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology