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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Zimbabwe

Share of population aged 65 and over in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 3.6%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2025 3.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 177of 217
Period maximum 3.6%2023
Period minimum 3.1%1989

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Zimbabwe, 1960–202533.23.43.63.819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.4%1962: 3.4%1964: 3.3%1966: 3.3%1968: 3.3%1970: 3.2%1972: 3.2%1974: 3.2%1976: 3.2%1978: 3.4%1980: 3.4%1982: 3.3%1984: 3.2%1986: 3.1%1988: 3.1%1990: 3.1%1992: 3.1%1994: 3.4%1996: 3.5%1998: 3.5%2000: 3.4%2002: 3.4%2004: 3.3%2006: 3.2%2008: 3.1%2010: 3.1%2012: 3.1%2014: 3.1%2016: 3.3%2018: 3.5%2020: 3.6%2022: 3.6%2024: 3.6%2025: 3.6%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 3.6%
World 10.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 3.2%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.6 −0 pp
2024 3.6 −0 pp
2023 3.6 +0 pp
2022 3.6 +0 pp
2021 3.6 +0 pp
2020 3.6 +0 pp
2019 3.5 +0.1 pp
2018 3.5 +0.1 pp
2017 3.4 +0.1 pp
2016 3.3 +0.1 pp
2015 3.2 +0.1 pp
2014 3.1 +0 pp
2013 3.1 +0 pp
2012 3.1 −0 pp
2011 3.1 −0 pp
2010 3.1 −0 pp
2009 3.1 −0 pp
2008 3.1 −0 pp
2007 3.2 −0 pp
2006 3.2 −0 pp
2005 3.2 −0 pp
2004 3.3 −0 pp
2003 3.3 −0.1 pp
2002 3.4 −0 pp
2001 3.4 −0 pp
2000 3.4 −0 pp
1999 3.5 −0 pp
1998 3.5 −0 pp
1997 3.5 +0 pp
1996 3.5 +0 pp
1995 3.5 +0.1 pp
1994 3.4 +0.1 pp
1993 3.2 +0.1 pp
1992 3.1 +0 pp
1991 3.1 +0 pp
1990 3.1 +0 pp
1989 3.1 −0 pp
1988 3.1 −0 pp
1987 3.1 −0 pp
1986 3.1 −0 pp
1985 3.2 −0 pp
1984 3.2 −0 pp
1983 3.2 −0 pp
1982 3.3 −0 pp
1981 3.3 −0.1 pp
1980 3.4 −0.1 pp
1979 3.5 +0.1 pp
1978 3.4 +0.1 pp
1977 3.2 +0 pp
1976 3.2 +0 pp
1975 3.2 +0 pp
1974 3.2 −0 pp
1973 3.2 −0 pp
1972 3.2 −0 pp
1971 3.2 −0 pp
1970 3.2 −0 pp
1969 3.2 −0 pp
1968 3.3 −0 pp
1967 3.3 −0 pp
1966 3.3 −0 pp
1965 3.3 −0 pp
1964 3.3 −0 pp
1963 3.4 −0 pp
1962 3.4 −0 pp
1961 3.4 −0 pp
1960 3.4 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 14.1 SC Seychelles 8.7 DJ Djibouti 5 KM Comoros 4.5 ER Eritrea 4.3 RW Rwanda 4 ZW Zimbabwe 3.6 MG Madagascar 3.5 ET Ethiopia 3.3 SS South Sudan 3.1 TZ Tanzania 3 KE Kenya 3 MZ Mozambique 2.7 SO Somalia 2.6 MW Malawi 2.6 BI Burundi 2.5 UG Uganda 2.2 ZM Zambia 2
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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

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