Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, old
Ghana
6.2%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.3%
in 2025
Ghana rank
174th
Zimbabwe rank
172nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.3% against 6.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ghana ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 6.6% | 1.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 6.5% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.1% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.5% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.3% against 6.2% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ghana ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 218 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.
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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.