Population, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population, female was 52.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Zimbabwe is 52.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 52.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Population, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.6% | — |
| 1961 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 52.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 51.2% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 50.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 51.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 52.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 52.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Zimbabwe?
- Population, female in Zimbabwe was 52.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.