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Zimbabwe: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 15,993,524 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 2.046 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 79.394 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 32.303 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 37.9 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.124 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 8.03 billion kWh (2021) #112
Consumption 8.34 billion kWh (2021) #106
Exports 0.37 billion kWh (2021) #79
Imports 2.12 billion kWh (2021) #60
Renewable Electricity Generation 4.14 billion kWh (2021) #93

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.8 thousand bbl/day (2021) #106
Consumption 27.47 thousand bbl/day (2021) #125
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 196 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 12,808,992 (2018 est.)
Highways 97,267 km (2019)
Internet Users 3,363,256 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,427 km (2014)
Telephones 268,849 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Total Area390,757 sq. km
Land Area386,847 sq. km
Water Area3,910 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Terrainmostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
Lowest Pointjunction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m
Highest Point Inyangani 2,592 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020