Businesses in Beitbridge

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Beitbridge

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	24
Customs brokers and clearing agents	23
Churches	22
Restaurants	21
Shopping	17
Electronics stores	15
Corporate management	15
Freight forwarding	14
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Education	11
Gas station	10
New car dealers	9
Specialized design	8
Bars, pubs and taverns	8

Beitbridge Facts

Area	11169.8 km²
Population	146,739
Male Population	69,726 (47.5%)
Female Population	77,013 (52.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+104.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+4.4%
Median Age	18.6 years (Male: 17.6, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,598 (2022)
Area Codes	286, 86
Neighborhoods	Muneni
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-22.21667, 30.00000

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Beitbridge Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	71,840	112,735	140,540	159,106	146,739	158,119	167,779
Population Density	6.4 / km²	10.1 / km²	12.6 / km²	14.2 / km²	13.1 / km²	14.2 / km²	15 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Beitbridge Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 4.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Beitbridge	+104.3%	+30.2%	+4.4%
Matabeleland South Province	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Beitbridge Median Age

Median Age: 18.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Beitbridge	18.6 yrs	19.5 yrs	17.6 yrs
Matabeleland South Province	17.2 yrs	18.3 yrs	16.2 yrs
Zimbabwe	18.6 yrs	19.4 yrs	17.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Beitbridge Population Density

Population Density: 13.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Beitbridge	146,739	11,169.8 km²	13.1 / km²
Matabeleland South Province	803,222	54,121.3 km²	14.8 / km²
Zimbabwe	15.7 million	390,728 km²	40.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Beitbridge Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Beitbridge

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Beitbridge Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,578	$1,520	$1,695	$1,204	$1,170	$1,595	$1,403	$1,598
Total GDP	$279.1M	$254.6M	$321.8M	$340M	$482M	$515.7M	$488.9M	$514.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Beitbridge CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Beitbridge	31,014 tn	0.21 tn	2.8 tons/km²
Matabeleland South Province	140,798 tn	0.18 tn	2.6 tons/km²
Zimbabwe	2,424,753 tn	0.15 tn	6.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Beitbridge CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	31,014 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8.5)
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/29/73	3:06 PM	5.2	83.2 km	33,000 m	South Africa	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Beitbridge

Beitbridge or Mzingwane is a border town in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The name also refers to the border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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