Zimbabwe Mashonaland West Province 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 Resultsat a Glance Male Population: 747 475 Female Population: 754 181 Total Population: 1 501 656 Average Size of Household: 4.3 2 3 Table of Contents Census Results at a Glance.................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents...............................................................................................................................4 List of Tables.....................................................................................................................................5 List of Figures..................................................................................................................................10 Foreword .........................................................................................................................................11 Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................12 Mashonaland West Province Fact Sheet (Final Results) ...................................................................15 Chapter 1: ........................................................................................................................................16 Population Size and Structure .......................................................................................................16 Chapter 2: ........................................................................................................................................26 Population Distribution and Migration ..........................................................................................26 Chapter 3: ........................................................................................................................................39 Household Characteristics.............................................................................................................39 Chapter 4: ........................................................................................................................................57 Education......................................................................................................................................57 Chapter 5: ........................................................................................................................................83 Activity and Labour Force ............................................................................................................83 Chapter 6: ......................................................................................................................................115 Fertility.......................................................................................................................................115 Chapter 7: ......................................................................................................................................124 Mortality and Orphanhood..........................................................................................................124 Chapter 8: ......................................................................................................................................130 Housing Characteristics ..............................................................................................................130 APPENDICES ...............................................................................................................................145 Notations * Insignificant value 0 - Magnitude zero NS - Not Stated 4 List of Tables Table 1.1: Percent Distribution of Population by District and Sex, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................19 Table 1.2: Crude Birth and Death Rate and Rate of Natural Increase by District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................19 Table 1.3: Percent Composition of Population by Age Group and Sex, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................20 Table 1.4: Percent Distribution of the Population by District and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................20 Table 1.5a: Percent Distribution of the Male Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................21 Table 1.5b: Percent Distribution of the Male Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................21 Table 1.6a: Percent Distribution of the Female Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................22 Table 1.6b: Percent Distribution of the Female Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................22 Table 1.7a: Percent Distribution of the Total Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................23 Table 1.7b: Percent Distribution of the Total Population by Age Group and Marital Status, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................23 Table 1.8: Distribution of Total Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................24 Table 1.9: Distribution of the Urban Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census...........................................................................................24 Table 1.10: Percent Distribution of the Rural Population by Broad Age Groups and Ethnicity, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................24 Table 1.11: Distribution of the Total Population by Citizenship, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................25 Table 2.1: Distribution of Population by District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .............................................................................................................................................29 Table 2.2: Distribution of the Population for Rural and Urban Districts, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census ...................................................................................................................29 Table 2.3: Population in Urban Centres by District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .............................................................................................................................................30 Table 2.4: Total Population by District of Enumeration and District of Usual Residence, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census...........................................................................................31 Table 2.5: Population Not Usually Residing in Mashonaland West Province by Province of Usual Residence and District of Enumeration, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census.........38 5 Table 3.1: Population in Private Households by Number of Households and Average Household Size and District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .................................................41 Table 3.2(a): Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census...........................................................................................41 Table 3.2(b): Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................42 Table 3.3: Distribution of Private Households by Size and Sex of Head of Household and by District Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................42 Table 3.4 Distribution of Heads of Private Households by Age Group and Sex, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census....................................................................................................46 Table 3.5 Distribution of Heads of Private Households by District, Age Group and Sex Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census...........................................................................................46 Table 3.6: Percent Distribution of Population in Collective Households by Age Group and Sex, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe 2012 Census .....................................................................53