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List of Zimbabwean provinces by population

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Harare Province, which includes the city of Harare, is the most populous of Zimbabwe's ten provinces, with over two million inhabitants in 2012. Manicaland Province and Midlands Province are the second and third most populous provinces, respectively. Seven of the ten provinces have a population larger than one million. Only three, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South are the least populous provinces. According to 2012 census data, Bulawayo is the least populous province, with around 650,000 inhabitants, though the city/provincial government disputes these statistics, arguing that they are politically motivated. Bulawayo produced its own municipal statistics showing a population 1.2 million. Depending on which data is accepted, either Bulawayo or Matabeleland South is the country's least populous province.

List by current population

Rank Province Census population, 2012 % of the total population, 2012
1 Harare 2,123,132 16.26
2 Manicaland 1,752,698 13.42
3 Midlands 1,614,941 12.36
4 Mashonaland West 1,501,656 11.50
5 Masvingo 1,485,090 11.37
6 Mashonaland East 1,344,955 10.30
7 Mashonaland Central 1,152,520 8.82
8 Matabeleland North 749,017 5.73
9 Matabeleland South 683,893 5.24
10 Bulawayo 653,337 (or 1,200,337) 5.00 (or 9.19)
—  Zimbabwe total 13,061,239 —

Historical population data

Since independence

Population history of Zimbabwean provinces
Province 2012 population % of total population, 2012 % change, 2002–2012 2002 population % of total population, 2002 % change, 1992–2002 1992 population % of total population, 1992 % change, 1982–1992 1982 population % of total population, 1982
Harare Increase2,123,132 Decrease16.26 +11.97 Increase1,896,134 Increase16.30 +28.22 1,478,810 14.21 — — —
Manicaland Increase1,752,698 Decrease13.42 +11.71 Increase1,568,930 Decrease13.49 +2.03 Increase1,537,676 Increase14.78 +39.89 1,099,202 14.57
Midlands Increase1,614,941 Decrease12.36 +10.31 Increase1,463,993 Increase12.59 +12.42 Increase1,302,214 Decrease12.52 +19.26 1,091,844 14.47
Mashonaland West Increase1,501,656 Increase11.50 +22.62 Increase1,224,670 Decrease10.53 +9.65 Increase1,116,928 Decrease10.74 +30.03 858,962 11.38
Masvingo Increase1,485,090 Increase11.37 +12.47 Increase1,320,438 Decrease11.35 +8.07 Increase1,221,845 Decrease11.75 +18.43 1,031,697 13.67
Mashonaland East Increase1,344,955 Increase10.30 +19.30 Increase1,127,413 Decrease9.69 +9.10 Decrease1,033,336 Decrease9.93 –30.93 1,495,984 19.82
Mashonaland Central Increase1,152,520 Increase8.82 +15.78 Increase995,427 Increase8.56 +16.11 Increase857,318 Increase8.24 +52.17 563,407 7.47
Matabeleland North Increase749,017 Decrease5.73 +6.25 Increase704,948 Decrease6.06 +9.98 Decrease640,957 Decrease6.17 –27.60 885,339 11.73
Matabeleland South Increase683,893 Decrease5.24 +4.72 Increase653,054 Decrease5.61 +10.36 Increase591,747 Decrease5.69 +13.88 519,606 6.89
Bulawayo Decrease653,337 Decrease5.00 –3.45 Increase676,650 Decrease5.82 +8.97 620,936 5.97 — — —
 Zimbabwe total Increase13,061,239 — +12.29 Increase11,631,657 — +11.82 Increase10,401,767 — +37.84 7,546,041 —

References

  1. ^ Dube, Vusumuzi (6 December 2015). "Bulawayo population figures contradict 2012 Zimstat census results". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe Provinces". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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