People
Population:
11,271,314 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
44% (male 2,513,606; female 2,481,478)
15-64 years:
53% (male 2,935,188; female 3,030,270)
65 years and over:
3% (male 152,244; female 158,528) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.41% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
32.34 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
18.2 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
note:
there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.99 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
72.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
41.85 years
male:
41.91 years
female:
41.78 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.09 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Zimbabwean(s)
adjective:
Zimbabwean
Ethnic divisions:
African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%), white 1%, mixed and Asian 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:
age 15 and over can read and write in English (1995 est.)
total population:
85%
male:
90%
female:
80%
