Rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Rural population, per capita was 0.595 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.595 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8753 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.595 units per person, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8753 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8723 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8692 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8653 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8604 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8547 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8486 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8424 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8365 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.831 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8259 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8209 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.816 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8112 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8065 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8017 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7969 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7921 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7871 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.782 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7767 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7712 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7654 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.759 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7517 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7436 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7352 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7268 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7186 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7109 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7041 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6984 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6943 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6912 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6884 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6857 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6832 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.681 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.679 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6774 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.676 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.675 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6744 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.674 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6737 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6735 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6734 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6732 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6731 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6729 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6727 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6724 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6721 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.671 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6684 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6644 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6592 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.653 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6459 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6382 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6299 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6213 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6129 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6071 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6011 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.595 units per person | -1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.595 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.595 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8556 units per person | 0.831 units per person | 0.8753 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.804 units per person | 0.782 units per person | 0.8259 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7459 units per person | 0.7109 units per person | 0.7767 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6883 units per person | 0.6774 units per person | 0.7041 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6739 units per person | 0.6729 units per person | 0.676 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6617 units per person | 0.6382 units per person | 0.6727 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6112 units per person | 0.595 units per person | 0.6299 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Rural population, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.595 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8753 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.595 units per person in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for rural population, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.