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Quartercompared withAny of 34 quarters, Q3 2012 to Q1 2026

Postal and courier services in Zimbabwe

What the post and the couriers carry, and what it earns them. POTRAZ counted 323,750 letters and parcels carried in the quarter in Q1 2026, 45 quarters of figures in all.

323,750letters and parcels carried in the quarter
201,193letters and courier parcels sent inside the country
489post offices and courier outlets

Letters and parcels carried

323,750 letters and parcels carried in the quarter in Q1 2026, up 2.4% on Q1 2025.

Letters and parcels carried, every quarter

Q1 2016 to Q1 2026 shown, of 34.

Down 79% between Q1 2016 and Q1 2026, from 1.52m to 323,750.It was highest in Q4 2016 at 2.36m and lowest in Q2 2020 at 232,468. That is up from 316,298 in Q1 2025.
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QuarterAll items
Q1 2026323,750
Q4 2025291,106
Q3 2025359,794
Q2 2025439,561
Q1 2025316,298

Letters against courier parcels, inside the country

201,193 letters and courier parcels sent inside the country in Q1 2026, down 17.7% on Q1 2025. Courier parcels accounts for 56.9 of every 100.

Letters against courier parcels, inside the country, every quarter

Q4 2019 to Q1 2026 shown, of 30.

Down 81% between Q4 2019 and Q1 2026, from 1.05m to 201,193.Courier parcels is the largest part in Q1 2026, 57 of every 100, followed by Letters at 43. Courier parcels held 28 of every 100 in Q4 2019. The highest was Q1 2020, at 1.05m.

The Q1 2026 total, part by part

201,193 letters and courier parcels sent inside the country

  • Letters43%
  • Courier parcels57%
Out of every 100 in Q1 2026, 57 is Courier parcels.Letters is next at 43 of every 100.
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QuarterLettersCourier parcels
Q1 202686,731114,462201,193
Q4 2025104,277118,824223,101
Q3 2025197,611118,864316,475
Q2 2025199,359153,674353,033
Q1 2025138,318106,216244,534

Post offices and courier outlets

489 post offices and courier outlets in Q1 2026, down 5.2% on Q1 2025. Post offices accounts for 56.6 of every 100.

Post offices and courier outlets, every quarter

Q1 2024 to Q1 2026 shown, of 9.

Down 3.2% between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026, from 505 to 489.Post offices is the largest part in Q1 2026, 57 of every 100, followed by Courier outlets at 43. Post offices held 53 of every 100 in Q1 2024. The highest was Q1 2025, at 516.

The Q1 2026 total, part by part

489 post offices and courier outlets

  • Post offices57%
  • Courier outlets43%
Out of every 100 in Q1 2026, 57 is Post offices.Courier outlets is next at 43 of every 100.
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QuarterPost officesCourier outletsAll outlets
Q1 2026277212489
Q4 2025281204485
Q3 2025281210491
Q2 2025281213494
Q1 2025281235516

Questions people ask

How much post is still sent in Zimbabwe?

323,750 letters and parcels carried in the quarter in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is up 11.2% on the quarter before.

Do couriers carry more than the post office?

201,193 letters and courier parcels sent inside the country in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is down 9.8% on the quarter before. Courier parcels is the largest, with 56.9 of every 100.

How many post offices are there in Zimbabwe?

489 post offices and courier outlets in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is up 0.8% on the quarter before. Post offices is the largest, with 56.6 of every 100.

Where do these figures come from?

The quarterly sector performance reports published by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe. Every figure on this page is read out of the report for its own quarter. 55 quarters are held, from Q3 2012 to Q1 2026.

Read from POTRAZ, the sector performance reports, Q3 2012 to Q1 2026. Every source we read

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