Age dependency ratio in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio was 78.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Zimbabwe is 78.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Zimbabwe peaked at 109.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.8% | 103.0% | 108.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 106.4% | 105.4% | 109.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 105.3% | 102.7% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 84.6% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 81.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 85.4% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 78.1% | 84.4% | 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 in Zimbabwe?
- Age dependency ratio in Zimbabwe was 78.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 109.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for age dependency ratio?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.