Population Census National Report 2012
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Zimbabwe National Report ZIMBABWE POPULATION CENSUS 2012 Population Census Office P.O. Box CY342 Causeway Harare Tel: 04-793971-2 04-794756 E-mail: [email protected] 1 CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Male Population: 6 280 539 Female Population: 6 780 700 Total Population: 13 061 239 Annual Average Intercensal Growth Rate, 2002 –2012 (%): 1.1 Average Size of Household: 4.2 Population Density (Persons per Sq.Km): 33 2 3 Table of Contents List of Tables ...............................................................................................................................................5 Foreword.................................................................................................................................................... 10 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 11 Zimbabwe Fact Sheet (Final Results).......................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 1:................................................................................................................................................... 14 Population Size and Structure.................................................................................................................. 14 Chapter 2:................................................................................................................................................... 24 Population Distribution ........................................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 3:................................................................................................................................................... 30 Internal Migration ................................................................................................................................... 30 Chapter 4: ............................................................................................................................................... 52 Household Characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 52 Chapter 5:................................................................................................................................................... 65 Education................................................................................................................................................ 65 Chapter 6:................................................................................................................................................... 81 Activity and Labour Force....................................................................................................................... 81 Chapter 7:................................................................................................................................................. 110 Fertility ................................................................................................................................................. 110 Chapter 8:................................................................................................................................................. 119 Mortality and Orphanhood .................................................................................................................... 119 Chapter 9:................................................................................................................................................. 124 Housing Characteristics......................................................................................................................... 124 Appendices............................................................................................................................................... 135 Tables ................................................................................................................................................... 135 Questionnaire........................................................................................................................................ 147 Notations - Magnitude zero (percent) insignificant value NS Not Stated 4 List of Tables Table 1.1: Percent Distribution of Population by Province and Sex, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 1.2: Crude Birth and Death Rate and Rate of Natural Increase by Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................................................... 17 Table 1.3: Percent Composition of Population by Age Group and Sex, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ................................................................................................................................ 18 Table 1.4: Percent Distribution of the Population by Province and Marital Status, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................................................... 18 Table 1.5: Percent Composition of the Male Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................... 19 Table 1.6: Percent Composition of the Female Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................... 20 Table 1.7: Percent Composition of the Total Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................... 21 Table 1.8: Total Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Zimbabwe 2012 Census . 22 Table 1.9: Urban Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Zimbabwe 2012 Census22 Table 1.10: Rural Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Zimbabwe 2012 Census22 Table 1.11: Total Population by Citizenship, Zimbabwe 2012 Census................................. 23 Table 2.1: Distribution of Total Population by Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census.............. 26 Table 2.2: Distribution of Population by Sex, Sector and Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census27 Table 2.3: Distribution of the Population for Rural and Urban Areas, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Table 3.1 Inter Provincial Lifetime Migration Rates 2012 Census, Zimbabwe 2012 Census33 Table 3.2a: Inter-Provincial Lifetime Migration Proportion Matrix, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Table 3.2b: Inter-Provincial Lifetime Migration Proportion Matrix for Males, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................................................... 37 Table 3.2c: Inter-Provincial Lifetime Migration Proportion Matrix for Females, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................................................... 39 Table 3.3a: Inter-Censal Migration Rates, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ..................................... 42 Table 3.3b: Inter-Censal Migration Proportion Matrix for Total Population, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ................................................................................................................................ 43 Table 3.3c: Inter-Censal Migration Proportion Matrix for Males, Zimbabwe 2012 Census.. 46 Table 3.3d: Inter-Censal Migration Proportion Matrix for Females, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Table 4.1: Population in Private Households by Number of Households and Average Household Size and Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................... 54 5 Table 4.2: Composition of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................... 54 Table 4.3: Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household and by Province Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................... 55 Table 4.4: Heads of Private Households by Age Group and Sex of Head of Household, Zimbabwe Population Census ............................................................................................. 58 Table 4.5 Distribution of Heads of Private Households by Province, Age Group and Sex Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................... 58 Table 4.6: Percent Composition of Population in Collective Households by Age Group and Sex Zimbabwe 2012 Census ............................................................................................... 63 Table 4.7: Composition of Population in Collective Households by Age Group and Marital Status Zimbabwe 2012 Census...........................................................................................