Almost Half Of Zimbabwe's Urban Dwellers Are Lodgers
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Nearly half of Zimbabwe’s urban population of almost 5.7 million people live in rented accommodation.
This was revealed by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) director-general Taguma Mahonde while presenting the 2022 housing and population census results at a Press conference in Harare on Wednesday. He said:
Rural areas reported the highest proportion of owner occupancy at 76.8%. Urban areas reported the highest proportion of lodger occupancy at 42.7%.
FeedbackZimbabwe’s population grew by 16.2% to 15 178 979 from 13.1 million in 2012, ZIMSTAT revealed in its 2022 census preliminary results released in July.
The population constituted 3 818 992 households, giving an average of four persons per household.
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play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.zw.pindula.newsThe 2022 National Housing and Population Census also captured data on living conditions and access to basic needs such as water and electricity. Said Mahonde:
In terms of access to amenities, the majority of households, at 38%, did not have any source of electricity, 34% used grid electricity while 28% used off-grid electricity like solar and other means.
Of the households that indicated the use of grid electricity, 84% were in urban areas. Of the households that did not have electricity, 83.7% were in rural areas.
Nationally, 83% of the dwelling units were modern. About 16% of the dwelling units were traditional. Traditional dwelling units were mostly in rural areas (97.6%).
Zimbabwe reportedly has a housing backlog of around two million and thousands of urban dwellers have resorted to buying residential stands from traditional leaders in peri-urban areas.
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