🌆 Largest Cities in Zimbabwe

Cities of Zimbabwe with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people31 entries🇿🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

Harare34%

Bulawayo15%

Chitungwiza8.2%

Mutare5%

Epworth4.6%

Gweru3.5%

Kwekwe2.7%

Kadoma2.6%

Ruwa

Chinhoyi

Masvingo

Norton

Marondera

Chegutu

Zvishavane

Beitbridge

Bindura

Redcliff

Chiredzi

Hwange

Rusape

Karoi

Gokwe

Mount Hampden

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 4,508,424 (31 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

HarareHarare

1,542,813

BulawayoBulawayo

665,952

ChitungwizaHarare

371,246

MutareManicaland

224,802

EpworthHarare

206,365

GweruMidlands Province

158,200

KwekweMidlands Province

119,863

KadomaMashonaland West

117,381

RuwaMashonaland East Province

94,083

ChinhoyiMashonaland West

90,800

MasvingoMasvingo Province

90,286

NortonMashonaland West

87,039

MaronderaMashonaland East Province

66,204

ChegutuMashonaland West

65,800

ZvishavaneMasvingo Province

59,717

BeitbridgeMatabeleland South Province

58,574

BinduraMashonaland Central

50,400

RedcliffMidlands Province

41,526

ChiredziMasvingo Province

40,100

HwangeMatabeleland North

39,750

RusapeManicaland

37,906

KaroiMashonaland West

37,564

Victoria FallsMatabeleland North

35,215

ChipingeManicaland

34,959

GokweMidlands Province

33,073

Mount HampdenMashonaland East Province

30,000

KaribaMashonaland West

27,600

GwandaMatabeleland South Province

26,700

ShurugwiMidlands Province

23,304

MvurwiMashonaland Central

15,646

Harare Western SuburbsMashonaland West

15,556

Highlights

Within Zimbabwe, Harare ranks first in 2026 with 1,542,813, followed by Bulawayo (665,952) and Chitungwiza (371,246).

Harare is 2.3 times higher than Bulawayo, the runner-up.

Across 31 entries, values run from 1,542,813 (Harare) to 15,556 (Harare Western Suburbs), with a median of 58,574.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.