Years colonized in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Years colonized was 58 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
58
in 1980
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Zimbabwe, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Zimbabwe stood at 58. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Zimbabwe peaked at 58 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Zimbabwe, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 0 —
1897 0 —
1898 0 —
1899 0 —
1900 0 —
1901 0 —
1902 0 —
1903 0 —
1904 0 —
1905 0 —
1906 0 —
1907 0 —
1908 0 —
1909 0 —
1910 0 —
1911 0 —
1912 0 —
1913 0 —
1914 0 —
1915 0 —
1916 0 —
1917 0 —
1918 0 —
1919 0 —
1920 0 —
1921 0 —
1922 0 —
1923 1 —
1924 2 +100.0%
1925 3 +50.0%
1926 4 +33.3%
1927 5 +25.0%
1928 6 +20.0%
1929 7 +16.7%
1930 8 +14.3%
1931 9 +12.5%
1932 10 +11.1%
1933 11 +10.0%
1934 12 +9.1%
1935 13 +8.3%
1936 14 +7.7%
1937 15 +7.1%
1938 16 +6.7%
1939 17 +6.2%
1940 18 +5.9%
1941 19 +5.6%
1942 20 +5.3%
1943 21 +5.0%
1944 22 +4.8%
1945 23 +4.5%
1946 24 +4.3%
1947 25 +4.2%
1948 26 +4.0%
1949 27 +3.8%
1950 28 +3.7%
1951 29 +3.6%
1952 30 +3.4%
1953 31 +3.3%
1954 32 +3.2%
1955 33 +3.1%
1956 34 +3.0%
1957 35 +2.9%
1958 36 +2.9%
1959 37 +2.8%
1960 38 +2.7%
1961 39 +2.6%
1962 40 +2.6%
1963 41 +2.5%
1964 42 +2.4%
1965 43 +2.4%
1966 44 +2.3%
1967 45 +2.3%
1968 46 +2.2%
1969 47 +2.2%
1970 48 +2.1%
1971 49 +2.1%
1972 50 +2.0%
1973 51 +2.0%
1974 52 +2.0%
1975 53 +1.9%
1976 54 +1.9%
1977 55 +1.9%
1978 56 +1.8%
1979 57 +1.8%
1980 58 +1.8%
1981 58 +0.0%
1982 58 +0.0%
1983 58 +0.0%
1984 58 +0.0%
1985 58 +0.0%
1986 58 +0.0%
1987 58 +0.0%
1988 58 +0.0%
1989 58 +0.0%
1990 58 +0.0%
1991 58 +0.0%
1992 58 +0.0%
1993 58 +0.0%
1994 58 +0.0%
1995 58 +0.0%
1996 58 +0.0%
1997 58 +0.0%
1998 58 +0.0%
1999 58 +0.0%
2000 58 +0.0%
2001 58 +0.0%
2002 58 +0.0%
2003 58 +0.0%
2004 58 +0.0%
2005 58 +0.0%
2006 58 +0.0%
2007 58 +0.0%
2008 58 +0.0%
2009 58 +0.0%
2010 58 +0.0%
2011 58 +0.0%
2012 58 +0.0%
2013 58 +0.0%
2014 58 +0.0%
2015 58 +0.0%
2016 58 +0.0%
2017 58 +0.0%
2018 58 +0.0%
2019 58 +0.0%
2020 58 +0.0%
2021 58 +0.0%
2022 58 +0.0%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1924 +100.0% 1 2
1925 +50.0% 2 3
1926 +33.3% 3 4
1927 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 2.8 0 7 10
1930s 12.5 8 17 10
1940s 22.5 18 27 10
1950s 32.5 28 37 10
1960s 42.5 38 47 10
1970s 52.5 48 57 10
1980s 58 58 58 10
1990s 58 58 58 10
2000s 58 58 58 10
2010s 58 58 58 10
2020s 58 58 58 3

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 102 Sudan 59 compare
  2. 103 Mauritania 58 compare
  3. 103 Rwanda 58 compare
  4. 106 Mali 57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Zimbabwe?
Years colonized in Zimbabwe was 58 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 58 in 1980.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Zimbabwe rank for years colonized?
Zimbabwe ranks 103rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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