Age dependency ratio, young in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, young was 71.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 71.7% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Zimbabwe peaked at 102.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.1% | — |
| 1961 | 97.5% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 99.1% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 100.9% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 101.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 101.1% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 100.8% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 100.4% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 100.1% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 100.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 102.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 101.7% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 100.3% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 99.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 94.7% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 93.2% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 83.8% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 71.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.9% | 96.1% | 101.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.7% | 98.9% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 96.5% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 78.2% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 74.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 78.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 71.7% | 77.8% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Zimbabwe?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Zimbabwe was 71.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.