45 – 49
50 – 54
55 – 59
60 – 64
65 – 69
70 – 74
75 – 79
80 – 84
85 – 89
90 – 94
95 – 99
100 – 104
105 – 109
110+
Total
156413
95629
71047
56512
33125
17771
10131
4801
2104
497
144
19
3
2
1811578
330825
200459
216191
202693
156716
109850
79868
42006
28848
7790
4167
742
168
58
3884128
487238
296088
287238
259205
189841
127621
89999
46807
30952
8287
4311
761
171
60
5695706
2.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.0%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
31.8%
5.8%
3.5%
3.8%
3.6%
2.8%
1.9%
1.4%
0.7%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
68.2%
When the number of registered voters is viewed by urban/rural location, the analysis
showed that the majority of registrants (68.2%) are rural residents while only three in 10
(31.8%) stay in urban areas.
Across all age bands, the FVR showed that more registered voters came from rural than
urban areas. For the younger generations (39 years and below) this urban-rural difference in
proportions of registered voters was even bigger.
7.2 Duplicates Cases in the Final Voters’ Roll
To identify duplicates, ZESN’s analysis focused mainly on the voter’s national identity
number (ID). The analysis pointed to suspicious cases with different permutations: 65536
voters with duplicate names; 4862 voters with duplicate names and date of births; 7416
voters with duplicate names and address; and 2 voters with the same name, date of birth,
and address.
7.3 Comparison of the Final Voters’ roll with ZIMSTAT Census Data and Projections
Generally, the FVR population of registrants was lower than census data, but the difference
was not statistically significant (t = 1.177, p>0.01). Table 7.3 below is a comparison of the
eligible versus actual registered voters.
Table 7.3: A Summary of Eligible versus Actual Registered Voters
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