Urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1982.
Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.