Zimbabwe
Country in Africa
In brief
Life expectancy: 63.1 years (2024). World rank 199 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 38 of 54. Life expectancy, women: 65.3 years (2024). World rank 199 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 38 of 54. Life expectancy, men: 60.5 years (2024). World rank 200 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 39 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 14.4M → 17M, population growth per year +1.3% → +1.9%, and living in cities 33.6% → 40.5%. Worse than all its neighbours (Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia): life expectancy and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Nyanja, Shona, Southern Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
- Religions
- other Christian 48.1%, Protestant 30.8%, no religion 8.3%, Catholic 6.4%, and folk religions 5% (2022)