Businesses in Chiredzi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chiredzi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	14
Shopping	14
Churches	12
Other accommodation	11
Gas station	10
Corporate management	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Primary and elementary schools	6
Other membership organizations	6
Restaurants	6
Hardware store	6
Public administration	6

Chiredzi Facts

Area	15271.5 km²
Population	385,176
Male Population	185,513 (48.2%)
Female Population	199,663 (51.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+173.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+42.5%
Median Age	17 years (Male: 16.2, Female: 17.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,630 (2022)
Area Codes	31
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-21.05000, 31.66667

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Chiredzi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	140,606	240,978	270,262	336,482	385,176	428,550	468,966
Population Density	9.2 / km²	15.8 / km²	17.7 / km²	22 / km²	25.2 / km²	28.1 / km²	30.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chiredzi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 42.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chiredzi	+173.9%	+59.8%	+42.5%
Masvingo Province	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chiredzi Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chiredzi	17 yrs	17.7 yrs	16.2 yrs
Masvingo Province	16.6 yrs	18 yrs	15.1 yrs
Zimbabwe	18.6 yrs	19.4 yrs	17.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chiredzi Population Density

Population Density: 25.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chiredzi	385,176	15,271.5 km²	25.2 / km²
Masvingo Province	1.7 million	56,455 km²	29.8 / km²
Zimbabwe	15.7 million	390,728 km²	40.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chiredzi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chiredzi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Chiredzi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,958	$1,880	$2,678	$1,163	$1,293	$1,733	$1,443	$1,630
Total GDP	$514.8M	$524.8M	$800.2M	$354.9M	$414.1M	$622.8M	$603.7M	$710.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Chiredzi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chiredzi	58,919 tn	0.15 tn	3.9 tons/km²
Masvingo Province	249,993 tn	0.15 tn	4.4 tons/km²
Zimbabwe	2,424,753 tn	0.15 tn	6.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Chiredzi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	58,919 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/6/82	9:40 AM	4.4	97.1 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chiredzi

Chiredzi is a small town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. Together with its sister town of Triangle, it is the major center of sugar production in the country. The name Chiredzi means "a place for line fishing".

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