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Population of Zimbabwe: |
12,671,860
note: estimates for this country ( like all African countries) explicitly take into account
the effects of excess mortality due to HIV 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 2004
est.) |
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Age structure in
Zimbabwe: |
0-14 years:
39.4% (Zimbabwean men 2,520,082; Zimbabwean women
2,472,641)
15-64 years: 57% (men 3,649,400; women 3,571,631)
65 years and over: 3.6% (men 230,272; women 227,834) (2004
est.) |
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Median age in Zimbabwe: |
total: 19.1 years
Zimbabwean women: 19.1 years (2004 est.)
Zimbabwean men: 19.1 years |
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Population growth
rate: |
0.68% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate: |
30.05 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate in Zimbabwe: |
23.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate of
Zimbabwe: |
negligible migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into
South
Africa and
Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2004
est.) |
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Sex ratio of
Zimbabweans: |
at birth: 1.03
Zimbabwean men to Zimbabwean women
under 15 years: 1.02 Zimbabwean men to Zimbabwean women
15-64 years: 1.02 men to women
65 years and over: 1.01 men to women
total population: 1.02 men to women(2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate
in Zimbabwe: |
total: 67.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 69.74 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at
birth Zimbabwe: |
total population
of Zimbabweans: 37.82 years
Zimbabwean men: 38.63 years
Zimbabwean women: 36.99 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
3.6 children born per woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult
prevalence rate: |
33.7% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people
living with HIV/AIDS: |
2.3 million (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
200,000 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality of Zimbabwe: |
noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean |
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Ethnic groups in
Zimbabwe: |
African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%),
mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1% |
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Religions in Zimbabwe : |
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous
beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other
1% |
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Languages in Zimbabwe: |
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the
language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor
tribal dialects |
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Literacy in Zimbabwe : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.) |
