Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Zimbabwe

Children under 15 in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 6,828,388 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 278.6%.

2025 6.83M people +0.43% vs 2024
World rank 58of 217
Period maximum 6.83M people2025
Period minimum 1.8M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Zimbabwe, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,803,503 people1962: 1,950,344 people1964: 2,106,457 people1966: 2,237,143 people1968: 2,375,580 people1970: 2,520,546 people1972: 2,669,699 people1974: 2,843,927 people1976: 3,029,486 people1978: 3,175,487 people1980: 3,428,620 people1982: 3,763,720 people1984: 4,039,439 people1986: 4,302,404 people1988: 4,589,585 people1990: 4,778,179 people1992: 5,006,194 people1994: 5,068,150 people1996: 5,018,782 people1998: 4,996,364 people2000: 4,977,189 people2002: 5,003,564 people2004: 5,154,172 people2006: 5,310,140 people2008: 5,489,264 people2010: 5,748,538 people2012: 6,035,612 people2014: 6,241,514 people2016: 6,365,033 people2018: 6,452,852 people2020: 6,549,831 people2022: 6,686,582 people2024: 6,799,094 people2025: 6,828,388 people
Change over the period: +5.02M (+278.62%) Average annual rate: 2.07 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 6.83M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Eastern Africa computed 206M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.83M +29,294 +0.43%
2024 6.8M +46,530 +0.69%
2023 6.75M +65,982 +0.99%
2022 6.69M +71,986 +1.09%
2021 6.61M +64,765 +0.99%
2020 6.55M +53,046 +0.82%
2019 6.5M +43,933 +0.68%
2018 6.45M +41,607 +0.65%
2017 6.41M +46,212 +0.73%
2016 6.37M +55,010 +0.87%
2015 6.31M +68,509 +1.1%
2014 6.24M +90,323 +1.47%
2013 6.15M +115,579 +1.91%
2012 6.04M +138,495 +2.35%
2011 5.9M +148,579 +2.58%
2010 5.75M +139,740 +2.49%
2009 5.61M +119,534 +2.18%
2008 5.49M +94,639 +1.75%
2007 5.39M +84,485 +1.59%
2006 5.31M +80,395 +1.54%
2005 5.23M +75,573 +1.47%
2004 5.15M +78,459 +1.55%
2003 5.08M +72,149 +1.44%
2002 5M +33,618 +0.68%
2001 4.97M −7,243 −0.15%
2000 4.98M −13,696 −0.27%
1999 4.99M −5,479 −0.11%
1998 5M −5,937 −0.12%
1997 5M −16,481 −0.33%
1996 5.02M −20,535 −0.41%
1995 5.04M −28,833 −0.57%
1994 5.07M −42,076 −0.82%
1993 5.11M +104,032 +2.08%
1992 5.01M +158,304 +3.27%
1991 4.85M +69,711 +1.46%
1990 4.78M +83,003 +1.77%
1989 4.7M +105,591 +2.3%
1988 4.59M +142,036 +3.19%
1987 4.45M +145,145 +3.37%
1986 4.3M +129,216 +3.1%
1985 4.17M +133,749 +3.31%
1984 4.04M +137,436 +3.52%
1983 3.9M +138,283 +3.67%
1982 3.76M +133,884 +3.69%
1981 3.63M +201,216 +5.87%
1980 3.43M +182,849 +5.63%
1979 3.25M +70,284 +2.21%
1978 3.18M +61,513 +1.98%
1977 3.11M +84,488 +2.79%
1976 3.03M +93,167 +3.17%
1975 2.94M +92,392 +3.25%
1974 2.84M +90,071 +3.27%
1973 2.75M +84,157 +3.15%
1972 2.67M +77,418 +2.99%
1971 2.59M +71,735 +2.85%
1970 2.52M +71,883 +2.94%
1969 2.45M +73,083 +3.08%
1968 2.38M +70,443 +3.06%
1967 2.31M +67,994 +3.04%
1966 2.24M +65,963 +3.04%
1965 2.17M +64,723 +3.07%
1964 2.11M +74,580 +3.67%
1963 2.03M +81,533 +4.18%
1962 1.95M +75,697 +4.04%
1961 1.87M +71,144 +3.94%
1960 1.8M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.