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Zimbabwe: cities by population

Zimbabwe has a population of 16,868,409, with Harare as its capital. The 50 largest of its 67 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Harare	Harare	1,542,813
2	Bulawayo	Bulawayo	665,952
3	Chitungwiza	Harare	371,246
4	Mutare	Manicaland	224,802
5	Gweru	Midlands Province	158,200
6	Kwekwe	Midlands Province	119,863
7	Kadoma	Mashonaland West	117,381
8	Ruwa	Mashonaland East Province	94,083
9	Chinhoyi	Mashonaland West	90,800
10	Masvingo	Masvingo Province	90,286
11	Norton	Mashonaland West	87,039
12	Marondera	Mashonaland East Province	66,204
13	Chegutu	Mashonaland West	65,800
14	Zvishavane	Masvingo Province	59,717
15	Beitbridge	Matabeleland South Province	58,574
16	Bindura	Mashonaland Central	50,400
17	Redcliff	Midlands Province	41,526
18	Chiredzi	Masvingo Province	40,100
19	Hwange	Matabeleland North	39,750
20	Rusape	Manicaland	37,906
21	Karoi	Mashonaland West	37,564
22	Victoria Falls	Matabeleland North	35,215
23	Chipinge	Manicaland	34,959
24	Gokwe	Midlands Province	33,073
25	Kariba	Mashonaland West	27,600
26	Gwanda	Matabeleland South Province	26,700
27	Shurugwi	Midlands Province	23,304
28	Mvurwi	Mashonaland Central	15,646
29	Harare Western Suburbs	Mashonaland West	15,556
30	Plumtree	Matabeleland South Province	14,460
31	Mashava	Masvingo Province	12,994
32	Chivhu	Mashonaland East Province	12,958
33	Mutoko	Mashonaland East Province	12,336
34	Murewa	Mashonaland East Province	11,750
35	Shamva	Mashonaland Central	10,317
36	Mazowe	Mashonaland Central	9,966
37	Banket	Mashonaland West	9,845
38	Glendale	Mashonaland Central	9,798
39	Inyati	Matabeleland North	8,402
40	Penhalonga	Manicaland	7,681
41	Mhangura	Mashonaland West	6,503
42	Chakari	Mashonaland West	6,472
43	Mount Darwin	Mashonaland Central	6,349
44	Concession	Mashonaland Central	4,983
45	Nyanga	Manicaland	4,852
46	Mvuma	Midlands Province	4,331
47	Binga	Matabeleland North	4,327
48	Shangani	Midlands Province	3,835
49	Macheke	Mashonaland East Province	3,642
50	Odzi	Manicaland	3,438

Twenty years earlier: Zimbabwe in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 12,095,233.