Age dependency ratio, old in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, old was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 6.3% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2009.
Zimbabwe ranks 169th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 227,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 232,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Zimbabwe?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Zimbabwe was 6.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Zimbabwe ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.