Simbabwe - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Simbabwe Simbabwe
Capital
name: Harare

geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, NE-HARAWA, whose name meant "he who does not sleep"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 390,757 sq km

land: 386,847 sq km

water: 3,910 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 42.5% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 39.5% (2018 est.)

other: 18% (2018 est.)
Location
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Age structure
0-14 years: 38.16% (male 2,920,951/female 2,962,652)

15-64 years: 57.32% (male 4,417,612/female 4,419,769)

65 years and over: 4.52% (2023 est.) (male 269,329/female 428,361)
Birth rate
32.77 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
8.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.79 years

male: 61.65 years

female: 66 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.578 million HARARE (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 20.5 years

male: 20.3 years

female: 20.6 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.3 years (2015 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
-4.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
1.95% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2013)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
6.37% (2021 est.)
Labor force
7.916 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
38.3% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.17% (2021 est.)

5.35% (2020 est.)

4.83% (2019 est.)

note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
Public debt
82.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
98.55% (2021 est.)

557.2% (2020 est.)

255.3% (2019 est.)
Exports
$5.263 billion (2020 est.)

$5.267 billion (2019 est.)

$5.178 billion (2018 est.)
Exports - partners
United Arab Emirates 40%, South Africa 23%, Mozambique 9% (2019)
Imports
$5.489 billion (2020 est.)

$5.398 billion (2019 est.)

$7.642 billion (2018 est.)
Imports - partners
South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)
Airports
196 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 203,461 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 5.6 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 3,427 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 3,427 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)
Roadways
total: 97,267 km (2019)

paved: 18,481 km (2019)

unpaved: 78,786 km (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 243,421 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 14,257,590 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2021 est.)
Waterways
223 km (2022) some navigation possible on Lake Kariba (223 km)
Disputes - international

Zimbabwe-Mozambique: none identified

Zimbabwe-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration

Zimbabwe-Zambia: in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; in May 2021, Botswana and Zambia agreed in principle to let Zimbabwe be a partner in the bridge project as it enters its lasts phase


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Simbabwe
38 889 000 EUR
41 263 000 EUR
6.10 %
Bekleidung
Simbabwe
39 000 EUR
35 000 EUR
-10.26 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Simbabwe
6 268 000 EUR
5 682 000 EUR
-9.35 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Simbabwe
1 603 000 EUR
3 507 000 EUR
118.78 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Simbabwe
1 360 000 EUR
1 569 000 EUR
15.37 %
Energieversorgung
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Simbabwe
171 000 EUR
421 000 EUR
146.20 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Simbabwe
2 000 EUR
0 EUR
-100.00 %
Getränke
Simbabwe
13 000 EUR
110 000 EUR
746.15 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Simbabwe
52 000 EUR
246 000 EUR
373.08 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Simbabwe
624 000 EUR
834 000 EUR
33.65 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Simbabwe
0 EUR
15 000 EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Simbabwe
1 811 000 EUR
1 537 000 EUR
-15.13 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Simbabwe
4 000 EUR
27 000 EUR
575.00 %
Maschinen
Simbabwe
12 377 000 EUR
21 078 000 EUR
70.30 %
Metalle
Simbabwe
535 000 EUR
825 000 EUR
54.21 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Simbabwe
1 299 000 EUR
878 000 EUR
-32.41 %
Möbel
Simbabwe
26 000 EUR
19 000 EUR
-26.92 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Simbabwe
415 000 EUR
628 000 EUR
51.33 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Simbabwe
504 000 EUR
661 000 EUR
31.15 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Simbabwe
2 050 000 EUR
1 225 000 EUR
-40.24 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Simbabwe
3 000 EUR
16 000 EUR
433.33 %
Sonstige Waren
Simbabwe
9 588 000 EUR
1 883 000 EUR
-80.36 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Simbabwe
0 EUR
2 000 EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Simbabwe
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Simbabwe
145 000 EUR
65 000 EUR
-55.17 %