Detailed study of Harare demography provides a clear picture of the population of the city. As per the facts of 2006, Harare population was estimated at about 1,600,000 people in the city and about 2,800,000 people in the main metropolitan area.
The population in Harare is severely affected by various diseases. AIDS is the most prevalent disease in the city and that has increased the mortality rate in the city, which affects the total population of the country. The
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sex ratio in the city is also healthy with almost equal numbers of females per thousand males. The growth rate of population is about 0.5% as per statistics of 2007.
Harare also has many ethnic groups, which make up a considerable part of the population of the Zimbabwean capital. There are African ethnic groups like Shona, Ndebele as well as some mixed groups and Asians in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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