Harare — UN urban centre population
Harare has a recorded base population of 2,117,195 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Harare UN urban centre: 2,117,195 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 2,117,195. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,542,813; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Harare
2 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 2 of 2 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 236,365; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 2,117,195; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epworth | 206,365 | 9.75% | Not independently verified |
| Mount Hampden | 30,000 | 1.42% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 2,117,195 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Harare |
|---|---|---|
| Palembang | 2,132,576 | +0.7% |
| Madurai | 2,138,746 | +1.0% |
| Banhā | 2,088,520 | −1.4% |
| Rabat | 2,069,287 | −2.3% |
| San José | 2,171,213 | +2.6% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+2.17% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 2,117,195, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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