Zimbabwe Provincial Report Midlands ZIMBABWE POPULATION CENSUS 2012 Population Census Office P.O. Box CY342 Causeway Harare Tel: 04-793971-2 04-794756 E-mail: [email protected] Census Results for Midlands Province at a Glance Population Size Total 1 614 941 Males 776 787 Females 838 154 Annual Average Increase (Growth Rate) 2.2 Average Household Size 4.5 1 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents...............................................................................................................................3 List of Tables.....................................................................................................................................4 Foreword ...........................................................................................................................................9 Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................10 Midlands Fact Sheet (Final Results) .................................................................................................13 Chapter 1: ........................................................................................................................................14 Population Size and Structure .......................................................................................................14 Chapter 2: ........................................................................................................................................24 Population Distribution and Migration ..........................................................................................24 Chapter 3: ........................................................................................................................................39 Household Characteristics.............................................................................................................39 Chapter 4: ........................................................................................................................................57 Education......................................................................................................................................57 Chapter 5: ........................................................................................................................................78 Activity and Labour Force ............................................................................................................78 Chapter 6: ......................................................................................................................................111 Fertility.......................................................................................................................................111 Chapter 7: ......................................................................................................................................119 Mortality and Orphanhood..........................................................................................................119 Chapter 8: ......................................................................................................................................124 Housing Characteristics ..............................................................................................................124 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................137 Tables.........................................................................................................................................137 Notations – Magnitude zero * (percent) insignificant value NS Not Stated 3 List of Tables Table 1.1: Percent Distribution of Population by District and Sex, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census.....................................................................................................................................17 Table 1.3: Percent Composition of Population by Age Group and Sex, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census.....................................................................................................................................18 Table 1.4: Percent Distribution of the Population by District and Marital Status, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................18 Table 1.5a: Percent Distribution of the Male Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................19 Table 1.5b: Percent Distribution of the Male Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................19 Table 1.6a: Percent Distribution of the Female Population by Age Group and Marital Status, and Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................20 Table 1.6b: Percent Distribution of the Female Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................20 Table 1.7a: Percent Distribution of the Total Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................21 Table 1.7b: Percent Distribution of the Total Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................21 Table 1.8: Distribution of Total Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................22 Table 1.9: Distribution of the Urban Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................22 Table 1.10: Percent Distribution of the Rural Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................22 Table 1.11: Distribution of the Total Population by Citizenship, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .............................................................................................................................................23 Table 2.1: Distribution of Population by District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census........28 Table 2.2: Distribution of the Population for Rural and Urban Districts, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....28 Table 2.3: Population in Urban Centres by District, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................29 Table 2.4: Total Population by District of Enumeration and District of Usual Residence, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................30 Table 2.5: Population Not Usually Residing in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census...........38 Table 3.1: Population in Private Households by Number of Households and Average Household Size and District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ................................................................41 Table 3.2(a): Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................41 Table 3.2(b): Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................42 4 Table 3.3: Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household and by District Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................42 Table 3.4 Distribution of Heads of Private Households by Age Group and Sex, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................46 Table 3.5 Distribution of Heads of Private Households by District, Age Group and Sex Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................47 Table 3.6: Percent Distribution of Population in Collective Households by Age Group and Sex Midlands Province, Zimbabwe2012 Census .....................................................................................54 Table 3.7: Distribution of Population in Collective Households by Age Group and Marital Status Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ....................................................................................55 Table 3.8: Population in Private Households by Urban/Rural, Relationship to Head of Household and Sex, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe2012 Census.......................................................................55 Table 4.1: Distribution of the Population Age 3–24 by School Attendance and by Sex, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................60