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The distribution of the population by province for 2012 indicates that Bulawayo and Matabeleland South are the least populated accounting for five percent of the country’s population each.
Harare has 16 percent of the total population and is the most populous province.
“Manicaland Province is next with 14 percent, followed by Midlands 13 percent, Masvingo 11 percent, Mashonaland West 11 percent, Mashonaland East 10 percent, Mashonaland Central nine percent, Matabeleland North six percent,” said Mr Dzinotizei.
“The distribution of the number of households by province follows almost the same pattern as that of the population distribution except for Harare, which has 17 percent of the total.
“This large number of households in Harare, relative to the other provinces, is an outcome of the size of the households themselves. Unlike predominantly rural areas, relatively many households of small size usually characterise urban areas like Harare,” said Mr Dzinotizei.
He said the sex ratios by province range from 99 to 87 males per 100 females.
“Masvingo and Bulawayo provinces have the lowest while the highest is in Mashonaland West. All the provinces had relatively more females than males,” said Mr Dzinotizei.
He said Mashonaland East and Mashonaland West have the highest growth rates of 1,7 percent followed by Mashonaland Central with 1,3 perecent, Masvingo 1,2 percent, Manicaland 1,1 percent, Harare and Midlands 1,0 percent, Matabeleland South and Matabeleland North 0,5 perecent.
“Bulawayo has a slight decrease in population size having a growth rate of – 0,3 percent,” said Mr Dzinotizei.
Bulawayo has a population of 655 675, with 304 446 males and 351 229 females.
According to the report, Harare has the highest proportion of the country’s population with 2 098 199, having 1 011 831 males and 1 086 368 females.
Harare also has the highest population density.
The number of persons per square kilometre in Harare is 2 406.
This is followed by Bulawayo with 1 369 then Manicaland on 48, Mashonaland East has 41, Mashonaland Central with 40, Midlands having 33, Masvingo on 26, Mashonaland West on 25, Matabeleland South with 13 and Matabeleland North on 10.
Manicaland province has a population of 1 755 000 with 831 762 males and 923 238 females, Mashonaland Central 1 139 940, with 559 702 males and 580 238 females, Mashonaland East has 1 337 059 people with 648 207 males and 688 852 females.
Mashonaland West’s population is 1 449 938 with 721 218 males and 728 720 females, Matabeleland North 743 871, with 359 173 males and 384 698 females while Matabeleland South has 685 046 people, 328 009 males and 357 037 females.
The total population of Midlands is 1 622 476, with 779 233 males and 843 243 females and Masvingo has 1 486 604 people with 691 350 males and 795 254 females.
The final report will be released in March 2014.
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