Persons per household fell 0.495% to 4.02 persons in Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, persons per household in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 5.07 persons in 1993 and an all time low of 4.02 persons in 2024. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, persons per household in Botswana amounted to 3.22 persons, 4.30 persons in Mozambique, 3.22 persons in South Africa and 4.72 persons in Zambia in 2024.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 59th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of persons per household, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Persons Per Household | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Angola | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.72 | 4.70 | 4.68 | 4.66 | 4.64 | ||||||||||
| Botswana | persons | 3.33 | 3.30 | 3.28 | 3.26 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | persons | ... | ... | 5.21 | 5.20 | 5.18 | 5.16 | 5.14 | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Malawi | persons | 4.46 | 4.45 | 4.44 | 4.43 | 4.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | persons | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | persons | 4.17 | 4.15 | 4.14 | 4.13 | 4.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | persons | 3.33 | 3.30 | 3.28 | 3.26 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | persons | 4.85 | 4.80 | 4.78 | 4.76 | 4.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | persons | 4.81 | 4.80 | 4.79 | 4.78 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | persons | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.78 | 4.76 | 4.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | persons | 4.15 | 4.10 | 4.08 | 4.06 | 4.04 |
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