Median age:
total: 24.1 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 25 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.4% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
18.2 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa
and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 60.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 42.73 years
male: 43.25 years
female: 42.19 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.2 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
21.5% (2003 est.)