Area Database (v4.2.1)
% population in urban areas
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 24.3 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 31.1 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 31.1 | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 31.8 | 32.0 |
| Bulawayo | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Harare | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 95.8 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 95.0 |
| Manicaland | 8.14 | 8.32 | 8.51 | 8.70 | 8.88 | 9.07 | 9.25 | 9.44 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
| Mashonaland Central | 1.03 | 2.05 | 3.07 | 4.69 | 6.31 | 7.93 | 9.55 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.61 | 8.83 | 8.05 | 7.27 | 6.49 | 5.71 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 5.52 | 5.46 | 5.40 | 5.54 | 5.67 | 5.81 | 5.94 | 5.93 | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.90 | 5.89 | 5.88 |
| Mashonaland East | 2.00 | 2.70 | 3.40 | 4.10 | 4.80 | 5.50 | 6.20 | 6.90 | 7.43 | 7.97 | 8.50 | 9.03 | 9.56 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.85 | 9.65 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Mashonaland West | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 23.7 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 21.9 | 23.4 | 24.9 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 20.8 |
| Masvingo | 2.58 | 3.62 | 4.66 | 5.70 | 6.74 | 7.79 | 8.83 | 9.87 | 9.48 | 9.09 | 8.70 | 8.31 | 7.92 | 7.53 | 7.14 | 6.82 | 6.51 | 6.19 | 5.88 | 5.56 | 6.57 | 7.57 | 8.58 | 9.58 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Matebeleland North | 2.80 | 5.59 | 8.38 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 9.72 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.80 | 8.81 | 8.35 | 7.88 | 7.42 | 6.95 | 6.49 | 6.02 |
| Matebeleland South | 0.50 | 0.98 | 1.47 | 2.71 | 3.95 | 5.19 | 6.43 | 7.67 | 8.65 | 9.63 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.48 | 8.85 | 8.21 |
| Midlands | 14.6 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 27.4 |
Lighter numbers are estimates