Rural population rose 1.97% to 10.8 mil in Zimbabwe in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 10.8 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.33 mil in 1960. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, rural population in Botswana amounted to 0.736 mil, 20.0 mil in Mozambique, 19.1 mil in South Africa and 10.7 mil in Zambia in 2021.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 51st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.757 | 0.754 | 0.752 | 0.749 | 0.746 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 45.0 | 46.2 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 49.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 1.55 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 19.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.870 | 0.874 | 0.879 | 0.884 | 0.889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 35.9 | 36.8 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 9.44 | 9.65 | 9.86 | 10.1 | 10.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 9.57 | 9.79 | 10.00 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
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