Population 11,376,676
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 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 37.9% (male 2,178,073; female 2,128,287)
15-64 years: 58.4% (male 3,376,850; female 3,268,315)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 213,286; female 211,865) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.05% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 24.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 24.06 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 62.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 36.5 years
female: 35.1 years (2002 est.)
male: 37.87 years

Total fertility rate 3.21 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 25.06% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1.5 million (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 160,000 (1999 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: 85%
male: 90%
female: 80% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Zimbabwe on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zimbabwe People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zimbabwe People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.