Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Zimbabwe ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 2,117,195 | 2.26% | 606 | 3,494 | 238 | 2,346,959 | 3,453,220 |
| 2 | Bulawayo | 492,771 | 0.98% | 173 | 2,848 | 1,130 | 519,381 | 692,970 |
| 3 | Ruwa | 185,224 | 2.07% | 67 | 2,765 | 3,255 | 207,663 | 309,358 |
| 4 | Mutare | 149,231 | 1.78% | 42 | 3,553 | 4,062 | 164,356 | 242,137 |
| 5 | Kwekwe | 135,991 | 1.88% | 38 | 3,579 | 4,485 | 154,823 | 239,115 |
| 6 | Masvingo | 122,019 | 2.15% | 31 | 3,936 | 5,022 | 139,533 | 214,482 |
| 7 | Chinhoyi | 97,159 | 2.15% | 24 | 4,048 | 6,366 | 107,373 | 161,796 |
| 8 | Norton | 90,287 | 2.47% | 25 | 3,611 | 6,870 | 99,685 | 155,680 |
| 9 | Kadoma | 88,029 | 3.08% | 22 | 4,001 | 7,055 | 97,127 | 158,230 |
| 10 | Marondera | 87,722 | 2.77% | 25 | 3,509 | 7,093 | 99,772 | 155,324 |
| 11 | Chegutu | 69,833 | 2.19% | 17 | 4,108 | 8,885 | 78,635 | 118,767 |
| 12 | Gweru | 67,301 | 2.37% | 25 | 2,692 | 9,208 | 77,546 | 139,858 |
| 13 | Mkoba | 56,561 | 1.52% | 14 | 4,040 | 10,884 | 63,142 | 95,875 |
| 14 | Zvishavane | 55,721 | – | 16 | 3,483 | 11,055 | 64,202 | 101,939 |
| 15 | Rusape | 52,605 | – | 13 | 4,047 | 11,689 | 59,459 | 84,909 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.