Population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Population, age 6, male was 171,119 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
171,119
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
66th
of 191 countries
All-time high
179,378
in 1999
All-time low
165,819
in 2010
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200220151990: 168.4k1991: 171.1k1992: 173.1k1993: 174.6k1994: 175.8k1995: 176.9k1996: 177.8k1997: 178.6k1998: 179.2k1999: 179.4k2000: 179.1k2001: 178.3k2002: 177.1k2003: 175.6k2004: 173.9k2005: 172.3k2006: 170.5k2007: 168.8k2008: 167.3k2009: 166.3k2010: 165.8k2011: 166.0k2012: 166.9k2013: 168.2k2014: 169.6k2015: 171.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 171,119 for population, age 6, male in 2015.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 179,378 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 165,819, in 2010.

Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 168,397
1991 171,073 +1.6%
1992 173,097 +1.2%
1993 174,606 +0.9%
1994 175,809 +0.7%
1995 176,853 +0.6%
1996 177,806 +0.5%
1997 178,620 +0.5%
1998 179,196 +0.3%
1999 179,378 +0.1%
2000 179,071 -0.2%
2001 178,278 -0.4%
2002 177,085 -0.7%
2003 175,595 -0.8%
2004 173,943 -0.9%
2005 172,252 -1.0%
2006 170,535 -1.0%
2007 168,829 -1.0%
2008 167,330 -0.9%
2009 166,275 -0.6%
2010 165,819 -0.3%
2011 166,041 +0.1%
2012 166,874 +0.5%
2013 168,152 +0.8%
2014 169,631 +0.9%
2015 171,119 +0.9%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 171,119 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124,300, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 171,119 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 171,119, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 175,484 168,397 179,378 10
2000s 172,919 166,275 179,071 10
2010s 167,939 165,819 171,119 6

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 63 Rwanda 182,759 compare
  2. 64 Cambodia 182,755 compare
  3. 65 Burundi 179,695 compare
  4. 67 Benin 165,177 compare
  5. 68 Guinea 164,722 compare
  6. 69 Somalia 158,524 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe?
Population, age 6, male in Zimbabwe was 171,119 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 6, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 179,378 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 6, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 165,819 in 2010.
How does Zimbabwe rank for population, age 6, male?
Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 6, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 6, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 6, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 6, male refers to the male population at the specified age.