Zimbabwe has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022 and 2023. Surveys are conducted in English, Chishona, Sindebele. The national partner is Mass Public Opinion Institute.
Key stats
Data from the Round 9 survey in Zimbabwe.
72
%
of citizens say Zimbabwe is going "in the wrong direction."
92
%
of Zimbabweans report that they did not receive COVID-19 relief assistance from the government.
83
%
of citizens say they vote for candidates whose policies they agree with, rather than candidates who give them gifts and money.
Publications
Dispatch
AD794: Zimbabweans increasingly dissatisfied with government efforts on electricity provision
Dispatch
AD744: Young Zimbabweans see their government as falling short on employment and the economy
Dispatch
AD688: Zimbabweans want councillors to prioritise voter demands rather than their own ideas
News releases
News release
Zimbabweans prefer democracy to any other kind of government, but many are dissatisfied with how democracy works in the country
News release
Young Zimbabweans less likely than their elders to cast their ballots on Election Day, new Afrobarometer survey shows
News release
Zimbabweans favour peaceful election over free and fair election, new Afrobarometer survey indicates
