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Zimbabwe
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#103out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

52.245.138.030.923.8196019932025Zimbabwe · 2025: 24Zimbabwe

Analytical takeaways

  • Zimbabwe records 24 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #103 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 52 in 1960 to 24 in 2025, a decrease of 28.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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