Population ages 20-24, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population ages 20-24, male was 818,224 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
818,224
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
66th
of 218 countries
All-time high
818,224
in 2025
All-time low
151,301
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, male in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 818,224 for population ages 20-24, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 818,224 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 151,301, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 66th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 151,301 | — |
| 1961 | 156,317 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 161,828 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 167,732 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 173,586 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 179,058 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 183,989 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 187,904 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 190,121 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 196,930 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 208,736 | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 220,505 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 233,654 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 248,750 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 259,892 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 264,330 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 266,613 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 263,097 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 246,231 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 230,327 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 266,022 | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 312,277 | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 329,497 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 345,577 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 358,286 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 372,976 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 389,094 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 397,993 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 403,998 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 418,065 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 434,995 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 451,805 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 432,828 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 400,245 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 395,453 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 405,286 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 429,896 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 462,542 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 500,995 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 538,858 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 568,898 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 598,493 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 631,552 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 661,658 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 685,250 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 700,953 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 711,042 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 705,381 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 682,422 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 655,596 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 629,363 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 606,859 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 591,258 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 578,693 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 564,887 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 552,409 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 545,517 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 547,617 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 562,409 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 591,482 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 630,604 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 674,061 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 716,574 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 755,294 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 789,384 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 818,224 | +3.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 818,224 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 551,436, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 818,224 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 709,633, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174,877 | 151,301 | 196,930 | 10 |
| 1970s | 244,214 | 208,736 | 266,613 | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,378 | 266,022 | 418,065 | 10 |
| 1990s | 445,290 | 395,453 | 538,858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 660,124 | 568,898 | 711,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 577,049 | 545,517 | 629,363 | 10 |
| 2020s | 730,690 | 630,604 | 818,224 | 6 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in Zimbabwe?
- Population ages 20-24, male in Zimbabwe was 818,224 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 818,224 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,301 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24.