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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Zimbabwe

Share of population under 15 in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 40.3%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 7.1 pp.

2025 40.3% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 217
Period maximum 48.8%1979
Period minimum 40.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Zimbabwe, 1960–20254042.54547.55019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.3%1962: 48.1%1964: 48.8%1966: 48.6%1968: 48.5%1970: 48.3%1972: 48.2%1974: 48.1%1976: 48.2%1978: 48.5%1980: 48.7%1982: 48.3%1984: 48.1%1986: 47.9%1988: 47.9%1990: 47.1%1992: 46.8%1994: 46.6%1996: 45%1998: 43.1%2000: 41.9%2002: 41.4%2004: 41.7%2006: 42%2008: 42.4%2010: 43%2012: 43.7%2014: 43.9%2016: 43.6%2018: 42.9%2020: 42.2%2022: 41.6%2024: 40.9%2025: 40.3%
Change over the period: −7.1 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 40.3%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.3 −0.6 pp
2024 40.9 −0.4 pp
2023 41.3 −0.3 pp
2022 41.6 −0.3 pp
2021 41.9 −0.3 pp
2020 42.2 −0.4 pp
2019 42.5 −0.4 pp
2018 42.9 −0.4 pp
2017 43.3 −0.3 pp
2016 43.6 −0.2 pp
2015 43.8 −0.1 pp
2014 43.9 +0 pp
2013 43.9 +0.2 pp
2012 43.7 +0.3 pp
2011 43.4 +0.3 pp
2010 43 +0.4 pp
2009 42.7 +0.3 pp
2008 42.4 +0.2 pp
2007 42.1 +0.1 pp
2006 42 +0.1 pp
2005 41.9 +0.2 pp
2004 41.7 +0.2 pp
2003 41.5 +0.1 pp
2002 41.4 −0.1 pp
2001 41.5 −0.3 pp
2000 41.9 −0.5 pp
1999 42.4 −0.7 pp
1998 43.1 −0.9 pp
1997 44 −1 pp
1996 45 −0.9 pp
1995 45.9 −0.7 pp
1994 46.6 −0.4 pp
1993 47.1 +0.3 pp
1992 46.8 +0.2 pp
1991 46.6 −0.5 pp
1990 47.1 −0.5 pp
1989 47.6 −0.3 pp
1988 47.9 −0 pp
1987 47.9 +0 pp
1986 47.9 −0.1 pp
1985 48 −0.1 pp
1984 48.1 −0 pp
1983 48.2 −0.1 pp
1982 48.3 −0.1 pp
1981 48.4 −0.3 pp
1980 48.7 −0.1 pp
1979 48.8 +0.3 pp
1978 48.5 +0.2 pp
1977 48.3 +0.1 pp
1976 48.2 +0 pp
1975 48.1 +0 pp
1974 48.1 −0 pp
1973 48.1 −0 pp
1972 48.2 −0.1 pp
1971 48.2 −0.1 pp
1970 48.3 −0.1 pp
1969 48.4 −0.1 pp
1968 48.5 −0.1 pp
1967 48.5 −0.1 pp
1966 48.6 −0.1 pp
1965 48.7 −0.1 pp
1964 48.8 +0.2 pp
1963 48.5 +0.5 pp
1962 48.1 +0.4 pp
1961 47.7 +0.4 pp
1960 47.3 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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