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Zimbabwe: area, population and density
Zimbabwe has 386,850 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 16,950,795; calculated population density is 44 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 196 by land area, 74th by population and 144th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 386,850 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 16,950,795World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 44 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Zimbabwe in the country comparison set
Zimbabwe has 386,850 sq km of land area and a population value of 16,950,795 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 60th by land area, 74th by population, and 144th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Zimbabwe first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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