Demographics

 

Population: 13,771,721

 

Population growth rate

 4.36%

 

Birth rate

 32.47 births/1,000 population

 

Death rate

 10.62 deaths/1,000 population

 

Ethnic groups

 Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%, mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%

 

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 74.8 % 
youth dependency ratio: 68.1 % 
elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 % 
potential support ratio: 14.9