279583
304748
584331
293845
320293
614138
296783
323496
620279
Bulawayo
175272
210391
385663
184213
221123
405336
186055
223334
409389
Mat North
167303
199710
367013
175837
209897
385734
177596
211996
389592
Mat South
150783
185137
335920
158474
194581
353055
160059
196527
356586
Total
3155345 3650110 6805455 3316299 3836302 7152602 3349462 3874665 7224128
Mash
Central
Table 3 shows an overall picture of population projections for 2017 and 2018 across the ten
provinces in the country. Projections show that Harare has the highest number of people aged
18+ (1 345 818), followed by Manicaland (912 762), Midlands (865 185) and in third place
Mash West (834 414). The Province with the least number is Matabeleland South where 389 592
would have reached 18 by 2018.
Zimbabweans living Outside the Country of Permanent Basis post 2012 Census
The post 2000 era has shown an accelerated rise in emigration flows and cross-border
movements due to the worsening economic situation (Makina, 2010; de Jager & Musuva, 2015).
In first ever Migration Profile on Zimbabwe, Zanamwe and Devillard (2009) noted that these
emigrations have been characterized by informal cross-border movement, migration of highly
skilled nationals and survival migration of the poor and impoverished. As a result, reliable
estimates of Zimbabweans living outside of their country are difficult and vary considerably
from source to source and any current attempts at estimating the number of Zimbabweans living
outside of Zimbabwe on a permanent basis are hampered by the generally lack of adequate data
on migration in Zimbabwe (Schachter, 2009; ZimStat, 2009).
While the data collected on migration are not reliable and are far from representing the complete
reality of migration in Zimbabwe (Schachter, 2009) that has not stopped attempts at estimates.
Prior to the 2012 census, conflicting estimates of Zimbabwe leaving outside of the country
varied across and within countries of destination such as Australia, Botswana, Canada, South
Africa, United Kingdom and the United States. For example, Pasura (2008) estimated that three
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