Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe in numbers Zimbabwe is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Harare. Its population was 16.95 million in 2025, ranking 73 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$3,021 in 2025.
Population 16.95 million 2025
GDP US$51.2 billion 2025
GDP per person US$3,021 2025
Life expectancy 63.1 2024
Area 390,760 2024
Urban share 40.5% 2025
People 16.95 million
2025 · +43% since 2000 · Rank 73 of 217
1.88%
2025 · 0.92% in 2000 · Rank 54 of 217
43.0
2024 · +40% since 2000 · Rank 161 of 216
40.5%
2025 · 32.4% in 2000 · Rank 171 of 217
40.3%
2025 · 41.9% in 2000 · Rank 23 of 217
3.6%
2025 · 3.4% in 2000 · Rank 177 of 217
3.67
2024 · -8% since 2000 · Rank 37 of 217
Health and living standards 63.1
2024 · +37% since 2000 · Rank 200 of 217
64.7
2024 · -35% since 2000 · Rank 17 of 196
US$63
2023 · -33% since 2010 · Rank 164 of 193
62.0%
2024 · 33.7% in 2000 · Rank 184 of 215
41.6%
2024 · 0.4% in 2000 · Rank 154 of 186
93.1%
2024 · 112.0% in 2000 · Rank 154 of 190
Economy US$51.2 billion
2025 · +665% since 2000 · Rank 96 of 210
US$3,021
2025 · +437% since 2000 · Rank 163 of 210
Int$6,470
2025 · +89% since 2000 · Rank 157 of 199
8.11%
2025 · -3.06% in 2000 · Rank 10 of 210
104.71%
2022 · 3.02% in 2010 · Rank 3 of 180
9.3%
2025 · 5.7% in 2000 · Rank 42 of 187
18.1%
2024 · 38.2% in 2000 · Rank 152 of 183
8.5%
2024 · 12.5% in 2009 · Rank 34 of 176
Land and environment 390,760
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 62 of 216
35.7%
2024 · 40.5% in 2000 · Rank 93 of 214
0.77
2024 · -37% since 2000 · Rank 148 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Zimbabwe. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.