Businesses in Zvishavane

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Zvishavane

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	32
Education	31
Shopping	22
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Other accommodation	11
Corporate management	9
Hardware store	9
Restaurants	9

Zvishavane Facts

Area	2265.9 km²
Population	147,986
Male Population	70,746 (47.8%)
Female Population	77,240 (52.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+128.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+22.3%
Median Age	18.8 years (Male: 17.9, Female: 19.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,850 (2022)
Area Codes	51
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-20.32674, 30.06648

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Zvishavane Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	64,823	103,695	121,015	146,528	147,986	163,255	177,434
Population Density	28.6 / km²	45.8 / km²	53.4 / km²	64.7 / km²	65.3 / km²	72 / km²	78.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Zvishavane Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 22.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zvishavane	+128.3%	+42.7%	+22.3%
Masvingo Province	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—

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

Zvishavane Median Age

Median Age: 18.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Zvishavane	18.8 yrs	19.7 yrs	17.9 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)

Zvishavane Population Density

Population Density: 65.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Zvishavane	147,986	2,265.9 km²	65.3 / 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

Zvishavane Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1950 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 Zvishavane

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

Zvishavane Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,743	$1,931	$1,912	$1,312	$1,291	$1,981	$1,699	$1,850
Total GDP	$179.3M	$209M	$219.7M	$154.2M	$158.4M	$272.5M	$268.7M	$304.4M

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

Zvishavane CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zvishavane	21,712 tn	0.15 tn	9.6 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

Zvishavane CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,712 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	9.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8.4)
Flood	Medium (4)

* 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.

Zvishavane

Zvishavane (known until 1983 as Shabani) is a mining town in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. Surrounded by low hills, it lies 97 kilometres (60 mi) west of Masvingo, on the main Bulawayo-Masvingo road. Other roads lead from Zvishavane to Gweru, 121 kilo..

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