Population ages 65 and above, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population ages 65 and above, total was 603,698 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total in Zimbabwe is 603,698, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 603,698 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 129,028, in 1960.
Zimbabwe ranks 99th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146,144 | 129,028 | 163,390 | 10 |
| 1970s | 194,450 | 167,448 | 232,339 | 10 |
| 1980s | 271,472 | 242,214 | 302,748 | 10 |
| 1990s | 366,703 | 311,414 | 407,924 | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,459 | 402,294 | 409,694 | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,985 | 414,334 | 539,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 583,064 | 556,122 | 603,698 | 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 population ages 65 and above, total in Zimbabwe?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Zimbabwe was 603,698 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 603,698 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,028 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.