Population:
12,576,742
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower
population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39.7% (male 2,517,608; female 2,471,342)
15-64 years: 56.8% (male 3,600,832; female 3,542,497)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 224,631; female 219,832) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.9 years
female: 18.9 years (2002)
male: 18.9 years
Population growth rate:
0.83% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
30.34 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
22.02 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa
and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 66.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 69.17 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 39.01 years
male: 40.09 years
female: 37.89 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.66 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
33.7% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2.3 million (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
200,000 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean
Ethnic groups:
African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%,
white less than 1%
Religions:
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian
25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages:
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele,
sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.)