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Zimbabwe: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts of Zimbabwe by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2002-08-18		Population
Census
2012-08-17		Population
Census
2022-04-20
BulawayoCity676,650653,337665,952
BulawayoUrban District676,650653,337665,952
HarareProvince1,896,1342,123,1322,427,231
ChitungwizaUrban District323,260356,840371,246
EpworthUrban District114,067167,462206,368
Harare RuralDistrict23,023113,599357,863
Harare UrbanUrban District1,435,7841,485,2311,491,754
ManicalandProvince1,568,9301,752,6982,037,703
BuheraDistrict220,060245,878271,920
ChimanimaniDistrict115,297134,940153,619
Chipinge RuralDistrict267,256298,841375,259
Chipinge UrbanUrban District16,53625,29234,959
MakoniDistrict247,993272,340288,441
Mutare RuralDistrict222,383262,124306,760
Mutare UrbanUrban District170,466187,621224,804
MutasaDistrict166,646168,747197,808
NyangaDistrict117,279126,599146,227
RusapeUrban District25,01430,31637,906
Mashonaland CentralProvince995,4271,152,5201,384,891
Bindura RuralDistrict108,594125,219169,841
Bindura UrbanUrban District33,63743,67551,394
GuruveDistrict111,398124,041153,606
MazoweDistrict186,831233,450293,363
MbireDistrict73,90182,38083,720
Mount DarwinDistrict199,988212,725240,728
Muzarabani (Centenary)District107,777122,791134,076
MvurwiUrban District8,09610,54915,646
RushingaDistrict67,18774,04076,876
ShamvaDistrict98,018123,650165,641
Mashonaland EastProvince1,127,4131,344,9551,731,173
ChikombaDistrict120,248120,986123,932
GoromonziDistrict154,262224,987386,203
Hwedza (Wedza)District70,67770,96874,870
Marondera RuralDistrict102,830116,985136,173
Marondera UrbanUrban District51,84761,99866,204
MudziDistrict128,174133,252158,478
MurehwaDistrict162,167199,607205,440
MutokoDistrict132,268146,127161,091
RuwaUrban District23,68156,67894,078
SekeDistrict76,923100,756200,478
Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP)District104,336112,611124,226
Mashonaland WestProvince1,224,6701,501,6561,893,584
Chegutu RuralDistrict137,336153,655178,911
Chegutu UrbanUrban District43,42450,59066,260
ChinhoyiUrban District55,96877,929103,657
Hurungwe (Karoi Rural)District288,100329,197390,897
Kadoma UrbanUrban District76,35192,469117,381
Kariba RuralDistrict34,97441,36945,774
Kariba UrbanUrban District23,82026,45127,910
KaroiUrban District22,38328,60637,564
MakondeDistrict117,272153,540209,960
Mhondoro-NgeziDistrict76,571104,342140,994
NortonUrban District44,39767,59187,039
SanyatiDistrict83,311112,897139,235
ZvimbaDistrict220,763263,020348,002
MasvingoProvince1,320,4381,485,0901,638,528
BikitaDistrict156,940162,356176,835
Chiredzi RuralDistrict208,171275,759303,503
Chiredzi UrbanUrban District25,84930,44840,457
ChiviDistrict155,640166,049172,979
GutuDistrict198,536203,083208,149
Masvingo RuralDistrict194,467211,215238,103
Masvingo UrbanUrban District69,49087,88690,286
MweneziDistrict126,238166,993209,327
ZakaDistrict185,107181,301198,889
Matabeleland NorthProvince704,948749,017827,645
BingaDistrict120,008139,092159,982
BubiDistrict47,87061,88374,084
Hwange RuralDistrict61,39762,67069,357
Hwange UrbanUrban District39,54337,52240,241
LupaneDistrict98,668100,161107,248
NkayiDistrict112,227109,135112,471
TsholotshoDistrict119,681115,119115,782
UmguzaDistrict74,03589,687113,265
Victoria FallsUrban District31,51933,74835,215
Matabeleland SouthProvince653,054683,893760,345
Beitbridge RuralDistrict81,58880,08394,001
Beitbridge UrbanUrban District22,13642,13758,574
BulilimaDistrict94,32090,56185,600
Gwanda RuralDistrict116,658115,778124,548
Gwanda UrbanUrban District13,36320,22727,143
InsizaDistrict85,622100,333122,903
Mangwe RuralDistrict68,23966,21865,562
Mangwe Urban (Plumtree)Urban District9,92311,62614,460
MatoboDistrict99,72393,94095,694
UmzingwaneDistrict61,48262,99071,860
MidlandsProvince1,463,9931,614,9411,811,905
ChirumhanzuDistrict70,43180,35195,272
Gokwe NorthDistrict214,359240,352249,723
Gokwe SouthDistrict275,917305,982317,554
Gokwe UrbanUrban District17,70324,05433,073
Gweru RuralDistrict84,33391,806121,712
Gweru UrbanUrban District140,806157,865161,294
Kwekwe RuralDistrict159,467174,727197,062
Kwekwe UrbanUrban District93,608100,900119,863
MberengwaDistrict183,399185,757208,458
RedcliffUrban District32,45335,92941,526
Shurugwi RuralDistrict71,52777,57098,315
Shurugwi UrbanUrban District16,86321,90523,304
Zvishavane RuralDistrict67,99972,51385,035
Zvishavane UrbanUrban District35,12845,23059,714
ZimbabweRepublic11,631,65713,061,23915,178,957

Source: Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (web).

Explanation: Areas figures are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males7,287,922
Females7,891,035
Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years5,372,281
15-64 years7,129,591
65+ years531,704
Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years3,676,634
10-19 years3,107,680
20-29 years2,327,355
30-39 years1,657,488
40-49 years872,800
50-59 years633,199
60-69 years393,829
70+ years364,591
Urbanization (C 2012)
Rural8,777,093
Urban4,284,146