Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, old
Botswana
6.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
168th
Zimbabwe rank
171st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 6.4% against 6.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 168th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 6.6% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.5% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at 6.4% against 6.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Botswana ranks 168th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.