What is median age in Zimbabwe?

Median age in Zimbabwe was 17.81 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 17.81 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 14.52 years in 1965.

How does Zimbabwe rank for median age?

Zimbabwe ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Zimbabwe

Name: Median age in Zimbabwe
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zimbabwe: Median age was 17.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

17.81 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

216th

of 236 countries

All-time high

17.81 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.52 years

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Zimbabwe is 17.81 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.52 years, in 1965.

That places Zimbabwe 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16.36 years	15.43 years	17.43 years	10
1960s	14.76 years	14.52 years	15.27 years	10
1970s	14.73 years	14.53 years	14.8 years	10
1980s	14.78 years	14.57 years	14.98 years	10
1990s	15.63 years	15.11 years	16.56 years	10
2000s	17.25 years	16.75 years	17.49 years	10
2010s	16.97 years	16.73 years	17.28 years	10
2020s	17.6 years	17.36 years	17.81 years	4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

213 Cote d'Ivoire 18.1 years compare
214 Guinea 17.98 years compare
215 South Sudan 17.97 years compare
217 Benin 17.77 years compare
218 Nigeria 17.75 years compare
219 Cameroon 17.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Zimbabwe

Number of child deaths per woman 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.598 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 36.12 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 34.8 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 48.52 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Zimbabwe?: Median age in Zimbabwe was 17.81 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 17.81 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 14.52 years in 1965.
How does Zimbabwe rank for median age?: Zimbabwe ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.