ZIMBABWE ELECTION SUPPORT NETWORK Table 39: Distribution of Registered Voters by urban/rural location Age Group 18 - 19 Urban Rural Total 44,198 98,403 142,601 % total registrants Urban 0.8% Rural 1.7% 20 - 24 279,054 501,849 780,903 4.9% 8.8% 25 - 29 284,377 446,348 730,725 5.0% 7.8% 30 - 34 295,226 486,001 781,227 5.2% 8.5% 35 - 39 278,755 487,236 765,991 4.9% 8.6% 40 - 44 215,587 415,358 630,945 3.8% 7.3% 45 - 49 165,661 333,076 498,737 2.9% 5.8% 50 - 54 101,836 202,013 303,849 1.8% 3.5% 55 - 59 72,720 212,415 285,135 1.3% 3.7% 60 - 64 59,018 204,408 263,426 1.0% 3.6% 65 - 69 35,269 158,736 194,005 0.6% 2.8% 70 - 74 18,932 113,392 132,324 0.3% 2.0% 75 - 79 10,490 80,154 90,644 0.2% 1.4% 80 - 84 5,182 44,025 49,207 0.1% 0.8% 85 - 89 2,217 29,339 31,556 0.0% 0.5% 90 - 94 544 8368 8,912 0.0% 0.1% 95 - 99 153 4,225 4,378 0.0% 0.1% 22 881 903 0.0% 0.0% 105 - 109 3 166 169 0.0% 0.0% 110+ 2 67 69 0.0% 0.0% 1,869,246 3,826460 5,695,706 32.8% 67.2% 100 - 104 Total Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) When the number of registered voters is viewed by urban/rural location, the analysis shows that the majority of registrants (67.2%) are rural residents while only three in 10 (32.8%) stay in urban. Chart 43: Registrants by age and urban/rural location 10% 9% 9% 8% 9% 9% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% 3% 2% 1% 0% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 URBAN 65-69 70-74 0% 75-79 1% 0% 1% 0% 80-84 85-89 0% 90-94 0% 0% 0% 0% 95-99 100-104 105-109 110+ RURAL Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Across all age groups, the FVR shows that more registered voters come from rural areas than urban. For the younger generations, 39 years and below, this urban-rural difference in proportions of registered voters becomes even bigger. 51 FINAL REPORT OF THE 2018 VOTERS' ROLL AUDIT

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