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0 PRELIMINARY REPORT P.O. Box Cy342 Causeway Harare Zimbabwe Tel : (263-04) 793971/2 or 794756 Fax: (263-04) 794757 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] 1 CENSUS RESULTS IN BRIEF 6 234 931 6 738 877 12 973 808 1,1 4,2 33 Population Growth, 1911-2012 14,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 - 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1962 1969 1982 1992 2002 2012 2 Foreword ........................................................................................................................ 4 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Census Objectives and Procedures ......................................................................... 5 1.2 Initial Preparations .................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Methodology ........................................................................................................... 6 1.3.1 The de facto Concept .................................................................................... 6 1.3.2. The Household concept................................................................................ 6 1.3.3. Geographical Frame ..................................................................................... 6 1.3.4 Census Questionnaires .................................................................................. 6 1.3.5. Census Activities ......................................................................................... 7 1.4 Census Organization ............................................................................................... 7 1.4.1 Recruitment and training............................................................................... 7 1.4.2. Publicity ....................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Quality Control ....................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Dissemination Plan ................................................................................................. 8 2 Major Results ............................................................................................................. 9 2.1 The 2012 Census Figures ........................................................................................ 9 2.2 The 2002 Census Figures ........................................................................................ 9 2.3 The 2002-2012 Intercensal Population Growth Rate .............................................. 9 2.4 Distribution of the Population by Province, 2012 Census ...................................... 9 2.5 Distribution of Households by Province, 2012 Census ........................................ 10 2.6 Sex Ratio by Province, 2012 Census. ................................................................... 10 2.7 Provincial Growth Rate, 2002-2012. .................................................................... 10 2.8 Population Density by Province 2012 Census. ..................................................... 10 Tables ........................................................................................................................... 11 Table 2.1: Total Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Number of Households and Average Household Size by Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census……………………......11 Table 2.2 : Total Population by Sex and by Province, Zimbabwe 2002 Census and 2012 Census ...................................................................................................... 12 Bulawayo .................................................................................................................... 13 Manicaland .................................................................................................................. 15 Mashonaland Central .................................................................................................. 26 Mashonaland East ....................................................................................................... 37 Mashonaland West ...................................................................................................... 49 3 Matabeleland North .................................................................................................... 63 Matabeleland South .................................................................................................... 73 Midlands ..................................................................................................................... 84 Masvingo..................................................................................................................... 99 Harare ........................................................................................................................ 110 Appendix 1a: Census Questionnaire .......................................................................... 116 Appendix 1b: Code List ............................................................................................. 120 Appendix 2: Timetable for the 2012 Zimbabwe Population Census ......................... 121 Appendix 3: Glossary ................................................................................................ 122 4 Foreword The 2012 Population Census is the fourth such exercise to be undertaken by the Government of Zimbabwe since Independence in 1980. It was carried out exactly 10 years after the third census in 2002. Planning for the 2012 Population Census started in 2007 and the census was done according to international recommendations. This is the first in a series of reports on the 2012 census. It is based on the provisional results obtained from the districts. The report basically provides information on the total number of males and females by ward, district and province. It also provides basic information on population density and growth, a summary of field enumeration procedures and census organization. It must be emphasized that these are provisional results. Detailed results will be published in a series of subsequent reports after completion of data processing and further analysis. We would like to thank the following development partners and donors for their financial and material assistance:- Australian Agency for International Development, Danish International Development Agency, United Kingdom Department for International Development ,the European Union, Swedish International Development Agency, United Nations Development Program, United Nations Children’s Fund and United Nations Population Fund. We sincerely extend our gratitude to all persons who were engaged in census operations and the general public for its co-operation. Director-General, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency Harare, December 2012 5 1 Introduction Census taking in Zimbabwe began as early as 1901 but was confined to the non- African population. The first enumeration of the whole population was done in 1961/62 and then in 1969. However, in these two censuses the African and non- African populations were enumerated at different times and using different questionnaires. The 1982 Census was the first census with a single reference period and the same questionnaire for the whole population. After the 2002 Census, a number of population–related or demographic surveys were undertaken within the framework of the Zimbabwe National Household Survey Capability Programme. These surveys include the 2005-2006 and 2010-2011 Demographic and Health Surveys and the 2007 and 2008 Inter-Censal Demographic Surveys. 1.1 Census Objectives and Procedures The main objectives of a census are: to provide current information on demographic and related socio-economic characteristics of the population at national and sub-national levels. Such information facilitates effective planning and evaluation of development programmes; to provide and maintain a time series of demographic data at national and sub- national levels. These data enhance appraisal of the past, assessment of the present and estimation of future trends; to develop the national capabilities to produce, coordinate and disseminate relevant, accurate and timely statistics to meet the information needs of various users; to improve the capability to advise other users and producers of statistics; and to develop and maintain an efficient sampling frame for surveys. 1.2 Initial Preparations Preparations for the 2012 Census began in 2007 and one of the major preparatory activities for the 2012 Census was conducting of the 2007 Inter-Censal Demographic Survey which also acted as a pilot survey for the 2012 census. 6 1.3 Methodology 1.3.1 The de facto Concept A population census can be taken either on a de facto or de jure basis. The latter involves enumerating people at their place of usual residence. The 2012 census however, was conducted on a de facto basis, relating to the night of the17th of August. This means that all those people who spent the night of the 17th /18th of August in Zimbabwe were counted, irrespective of their citizenship, nationality or residence status. Consequently, Zimbabweans who were out of the country on the census night were not counted. 1.3.2. The Household concept It should be noted that the main objects of the enumeration are i) the individual and ii) the household. A household, as defined for the 2012 Population census, is a person or group of persons who stayed the census night i.e. Friday