OECD members vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio
OECD members
55.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
78.1%
in 2025
OECD members rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Age dependency ratio over time
- OECD members
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 78.1% against 55.3% in OECD members, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.4% | 106.8% | 43.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 60.9% | 106.4% | 45.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 105.3% | 50.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 95.4% | 43.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 82.4% | 32.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 87.5% | 35.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 81.7% | 27.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, OECD members or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 78.1% against 55.3% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between OECD members and Zimbabwe?
- 22.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- OECD members ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.