People

     Zimbabwe


 
 
Population: 11,163,160 (July 1999 est.)
 

Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 2,432,785; female 2,389,029)
15-64 years: 54% (male 2,986,531; female 3,059,186)
65 years and over: 3% (male 132,532; female 163,097)
 

Population growth rate: 1.02%
 

Birth rate: 30.64 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 20.43 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
 (There is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into
    South Africa in search of better paid employment.)
 

Sex ratio:
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
 

Infant mortality rate: 61.21 deaths/1,000 live births
 
 
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 38.86 years
male: 38.77 years
female: 38.94 years
 

Total fertility rate: 3.71 children born/woman
 

Nationality:
noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean

Ethnic groups: 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%                 More information:  The Religions of Zimbabwe
                                                                                                                   Religion in Zimbabwe
 
Languages: English (official)
                   Shona
                   Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes 
                                   called Ndebele)
                   numerous but minor tribal dialects
 

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85%
male: 90%
female: 80% (1995 est.)


 

Aides in Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe United Methodists Confront AIDS Crisis

Zimbabwe Govt. Considers HIV Prevention Move in Prisons

AIDS in Zimbabwe
 
 
 

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