Population: 10,119,037 (July 1989), growth rate 3.4% (1989)

Birth rate: 47 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 67 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 59 years male, 63 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 6.5 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Zimbabwean(s); adjective--Zimbabwean

Ethnic divisions: 98% African (71% Shona, 16% Ndebele, 11% other); 1% white, 1% mixed and Asian

Religion: 50% syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs), 25% Christian, 24% indigenous beliefs, a few Muslim

Language: English (official); Shona and Ndebele

Literacy: 45-55%

Labor force: 3,100,000; 74% agriculture, 16% transport and services, 10% mining, manufacturing, construction (1987)

Organized labor: 17% of wage and salary earners have union membership

NOTE: The information regarding Zimbabwe on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zimbabwe People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zimbabwe People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.