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    Zimbabwe People - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/zimbabwe/zimbabwe_people.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population:
      12,671,860
      note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 39.4% (male 2,520,082; female 2,472,641)
      15-64 years: 57% (male 3,649,400; female 3,571,631)
      65 years and over: 3.6% (male 230,272; female 227,834) (2004 est.)

      Median age:
      total: 19.1 years
      female: 19.1 years (2004 est.)
      male: 19.1 years

      Population growth rate:
      0.68% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:
      30.05 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:
      23.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:
      0 migrant(s)/1,000 population NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population
      note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:
      total: 67.08 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 64.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
      male: 69.74 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 37.82 years
      male: 38.63 years
      female: 36.99 years (2004 est.)


      See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


      See also: Health Performance

      Total fertility rate:
      3.6 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
      33.7% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
      2.3 million (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:
      200,000 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:
      noun: Zimbabwean(s)
      adjective: Zimbabwean

      Ethnic groups:
      African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%

      Religions:
      syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%

      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: 90.7%
      male: 94.2%
      female: 87.2% (2003 est.)


      NOTE: The information regarding Zimbabwe on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zimbabwe People 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zimbabwe People 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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