Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Births and deaths projected to 2100 was 124,412 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
124,412
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
208,623
in 2001
All-time low
46,669
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe stood at 124,412.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe peaked at 208,623 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46,669, in 1950.
Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46,669 | — |
| 1951 | 47,974 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 48,956 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 49,773 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 50,487 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 51,156 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 51,796 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 52,422 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 53,054 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 53,545 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 53,951 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 54,343 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 54,692 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 55,002 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 55,277 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 55,600 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 55,918 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 56,374 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 56,923 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 57,639 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 58,551 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 59,716 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 61,199 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 63,451 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 65,309 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 67,388 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 71,085 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 74,827 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 83,036 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 84,155 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 74,551 | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 75,924 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 76,548 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 77,787 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 76,831 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 77,007 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 77,812 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 79,966 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 83,332 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 88,112 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 94,530 | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 102,320 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 111,472 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 123,608 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 131,860 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 140,813 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 156,316 | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 163,142 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 174,039 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 187,262 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 193,300 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 208,623 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 197,498 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 204,795 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 200,905 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 198,407 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 195,872 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 194,666 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 190,686 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 183,777 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 170,234 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 158,990 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 151,253 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 143,406 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 136,688 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 132,188 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 128,714 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 127,191 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 125,092 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 126,468 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 126,365 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 138,738 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 124,995 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 124,412 | -0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 124,412 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 124,412 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,128, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50,583 | 46,669 | 53,545 | 10 |
| 1960s | 55,572 | 53,951 | 57,639 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68,872 | 58,551 | 84,155 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,787 | 74,551 | 88,112 | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,536 | 94,530 | 187,262 | 10 |
| 2000s | 196,853 | 183,777 | 208,623 | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,022 | 125,092 | 170,234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,628 | 124,412 | 138,738 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe?
- Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Zimbabwe was 124,412 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 208,623 in 2001.
- What is the lowest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,669 in 1950.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for births and deaths projected to 2100?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths projected to 2100 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths projected to 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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