List of Zimbabwean provinces by population

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.[1] Bulawayo produced its own municipal statistics showing a population 1.2 million.[1] 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[2] % 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[1]) 5.00 (or 9.19)
—  Zimbabwe total 13,061,239 —

Historical population data

Since independence
Population history of Zimbabwean provinces[2]
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 2,123,132 16.26 +11.97 1,896,134 16.30 +28.22 1,478,810 14.21 — — —
Manicaland 1,752,698 13.42 +11.71 1,568,930 13.49 +2.03 1,537,676 14.78 +39.89 1,099,202 14.57
Midlands 1,614,941 12.36 +10.31 1,463,993 12.59 +12.42 1,302,214 12.52 +19.26 1,091,844 14.47
Mashonaland West 1,501,656 11.50 +22.62 1,224,670 10.53 +9.65 1,116,928 10.74 +30.03 858,962 11.38
Masvingo 1,485,090 11.37 +12.47 1,320,438 11.35 +8.07 1,221,845 11.75 +18.43 1,031,697 13.67
Mashonaland East 1,344,955 10.30 +19.30 1,127,413 9.69 +9.10 1,033,336 9.93 –30.93 1,495,984 19.82
Mashonaland Central 1,152,520 8.82 +15.78 995,427 8.56 +16.11 857,318 8.24 +52.17 563,407 7.47
Matabeleland North 749,017 5.73 +6.25 704,948 6.06 +9.98 640,957 6.17 –27.60 885,339 11.73
Matabeleland South 683,893 5.24 +4.72 653,054 5.61 +10.36 591,747 5.69 +13.88 519,606 6.89
Bulawayo 653,337 5.00 –3.45 676,650 5.82 +8.97 620,936 5.97 — — —
 Zimbabwe total 13,061,239 — +12.29 11,631,657 — +11.82 10,401,767 — +37.84 7,546,041 —

References
  1. Dube, Vusumuzi (2015-12-06). "Bulawayo population figures contradict 2012 Zimstat census results". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  2. "Zimbabwe Provinces". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
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