Share of the population that is female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of the population that is female was 52.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
52.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.8%
in 2013
All-time low
50.6%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Zimbabwe is 52.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Zimbabwe peaked at 52.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1960.
Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 50.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 51.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 52.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 52.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 238,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 230,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 234,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 226,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 230,049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Zimbabwe?
- Share of the population that is female in Zimbabwe was 52.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the population that is female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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