Zimbabwe Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Zimbabwe, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Zimbabwe was 16.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 19 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 185th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Zimbabwe ranks 177th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Zimbabwe is expected to increase to 36.6 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Zimbabwe

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Zimbabwe
	Male	Female
80+	0.16%	0.3%
75-79	0.23%	0.36%
70-74	0.46%	0.67%
65-69	0.58%	0.83%
60-64	0.62%	0.83%
55-59	0.75%	1%
50-54	1%	1.57%
45-49	1.69%	2.44%
40-44	2.67%	3.34%
35-39	2.75%	3.35%
30-34	2.56%	3.11%
25-29	3.19%	3.64%
20-24	4.75%	4.92%
15-19	5.68%	5.67%
10-14	6.83%	6.76%
5-9	6.68%	6.58%
0-4	7.07%	6.95%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Zimbabwe has high demographic potential with 74.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 27/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Zimbabwe

Factual

UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Zimbabwe	World
2100	64.5%	59.6%
2099	64.7%	59.6%
2098	64.8%	59.7%
2097	64.9%	59.7%
2096	65%	59.7%
2095	65.1%	59.7%
2094	65.1%	59.7%
2093	65.2%	59.8%
2092	65.2%	59.8%
2091	65.3%	59.8%
2090	65.3%	59.8%
2089	65.3%	59.8%
2088	65.4%	59.8%
2087	65.4%	59.8%
2086	65.4%	59.8%
2085	65.5%	59.9%
2084	65.5%	59.9%
2083	65.5%	60%
2082	65.5%	60.1%
2081	65.5%	60.3%
2080	65.6%	60.4%
2079	65.7%	60.6%
2078	65.8%	60.7%
2077	66%	60.9%
2076	66.1%	61%
2075	66.3%	61.1%
2074	66.4%	61.3%
2073	66.4%	61.4%
2072	66.5%	61.5%
2071	66.5%	61.6%
2070	66.5%	61.7%
2069	66.5%	61.8%
2068	66.5%	61.9%
2067	66.5%	62%
2066	66.4%	62%
2065	66.4%	62.1%
2064	66.3%	62.1%
2063	66.1%	62.1%
2062	65.9%	62.2%
2061	65.7%	62.2%
2060	65.4%	62.3%
2059	65.1%	62.3%
2058	64.8%	62.4%
2057	64.5%	62.4%
2056	64.2%	62.5%
2055	63.9%	62.7%
2054	63.6%	62.8%
2053	63.3%	62.9%
2052	63%	63.1%
2051	62.9%	63.2%
2050	62.7%	63.4%
2049	62.6%	63.5%
2048	62.6%	63.6%
2047	62.5%	63.8%
2046	62.4%	63.9%
2045	62.3%	64%
2044	62.2%	64.1%
2043	62.1%	64.2%
2042	62.1%	64.3%
2041	61.9%	64.4%
2040	61.8%	64.5%
2039	61.7%	64.7%
2038	61.5%	64.8%
2037	61.2%	64.9%
2036	61%	65.1%
2035	60.8%	65.2%
2034	60.5%	65.3%
2033	60.2%	65.4%
2032	59.9%	65.4%
2031	59.6%	65.4%
2030	59.1%	65.4%
2029	58.6%	65.4%
2028	57.9%	65.4%
2027	57.2%	65.4%
2026	56.5%	65.2%
2025	55.8%	65.1%
2024	55.5%	65.1%
2023	55.1%	65%
2022	54.8%	64.9%
2021	54.5%	64.9%
2020	54.2%	64.8%
2019	53.9%	64.9%
2018	53.6%	64.9%
2017	53.3%	65%
2016	53.1%	65.1%
2015	53%	65.1%
2014	52.9%	65.2%
2013	53%	65.2%
2012	53.2%	65.2%
2011	53.5%	65.2%
2010	53.9%	65.1%
2009	54.2%	65%
2008	54.5%	64.9%
2007	54.7%	64.7%
2006	54.8%	64.5%
2005	54.9%	64.3%
2004	55.1%	64%
2003	55.2%	63.7%
2002	55.2%	63.4%
2001	55.1%	63.1%
2000	54.7%	62.8%
1999	54.2%	62.5%
1998	53.4%	62.2%
1997	52.5%	61.9%
1996	51.5%	61.7%
1995	50.6%	61.5%
1994	50%	61.3%
1993	49.7%	61.2%
1992	50.1%	61.1%
1991	50.3%	61%
1990	49.8%	60.9%
1989	49.3%	60.8%
1988	49%	60.7%
1987	49%	60.5%
1986	49%	60.4%
1985	48.8%	60.1%
1984	48.7%	59.9%
1983	48.6%	59.6%
1982	48.5%	59.3%
1981	48.3%	59%
1980	47.9%	58.7%
1979	47.7%	58.4%
1978	48.1%	58%
1977	48.5%	57.7%
1976	48.6%	57.5%
1975	48.7%	57.4%
1974	48.7%	57.3%
1973	48.7%	57.3%
1972	48.6%	57.2%
1971	48.6%	57.1%
1970	48.5%	57%
1969	48.4%	56.9%
1968	48.3%	56.9%
1967	48.2%	56.9%
1966	48.1%	56.8%
1965	48%	56.9%
1964	47.9%	57%
1963	48.1%	57.2%
1962	48.5%	57.4%
1961	48.9%	57.5%
1960	49.3%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Zimbabwe changed from 55.1% to 55.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Zimbabwe decreased from 81.6% to 80.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Zimbabwe	World
2100	20.3%	16.5%
2099	20.5%	16.6%
2098	20.6%	16.6%
2097	20.8%	16.7%
2096	20.9%	16.8%
2095	21.1%	16.8%
2094	21.3%	16.9%
2093	21.4%	17%
2092	21.6%	17%
2091	21.8%	17.1%
2090	22%	17.2%
2089	22.2%	17.2%
2088	22.4%	17.3%
2087	22.6%	17.4%
2086	22.8%	17.4%
2085	23%	17.5%
2084	23.2%	17.5%
2083	23.4%	17.6%
2082	23.6%	17.7%
2081	23.8%	17.7%
2080	24%	17.8%
2079	24.2%	17.8%
2078	24.4%	17.9%
2077	24.6%	17.9%
2076	24.9%	18%
2075	25.1%	18%
2074	25.3%	18.1%
2073	25.5%	18.2%
2072	25.7%	18.2%
2071	25.9%	18.3%
2070	26.2%	18.3%
2069	26.4%	18.4%
2068	26.6%	18.5%
2067	26.8%	18.6%
2066	27.1%	18.6%
2065	27.3%	18.7%
2064	27.6%	18.8%
2063	27.8%	18.9%
2062	28.1%	19.1%
2061	28.4%	19.2%
2060	28.7%	19.3%
2059	29%	19.4%
2058	29.3%	19.5%
2057	29.6%	19.6%
2056	30%	19.8%
2055	30.3%	19.9%
2054	30.6%	20%
2053	31%	20.1%
2052	31.3%	20.2%
2051	31.7%	20.3%
2050	32%	20.4%
2049	32.4%	20.5%
2048	32.7%	20.6%
2047	33.1%	20.7%
2046	33.4%	20.8%
2045	33.7%	20.9%
2044	34%	20.9%
2043	34.2%	21%
2042	34.5%	21.1%
2041	34.7%	21.2%
2040	34.9%	21.2%
2039	35.2%	21.3%
2038	35.4%	21.4%
2037	35.7%	21.5%
2036	35.9%	21.6%
2035	36.2%	21.8%
2034	36.4%	22%
2033	36.6%	22.2%
2032	36.9%	22.4%
2031	37.2%	22.7%
2030	37.6%	23%
2029	38.1%	23.3%
2028	38.7%	23.6%
2027	39.3%	23.9%
2026	40%	24.2%
2025	40.6%	24.6%
2024	40.9%	24.7%
2023	41.3%	25%
2022	41.6%	25.3%
2021	41.9%	25.6%
2020	42.2%	25.8%
2019	42.5%	26%
2018	42.9%	26.2%
2017	43.3%	26.4%
2016	43.6%	26.5%
2015	43.8%	26.6%
2014	43.9%	26.8%
2013	43.9%	26.9%
2012	43.7%	27%
2011	43.4%	27.1%
2010	43%	27.3%
2009	42.7%	27.5%
2008	42.4%	27.6%
2007	42.1%	27.9%
2006	42%	28.1%
2005	41.9%	28.5%
2004	41.7%	28.8%
2003	41.5%	29.2%
2002	41.4%	29.6%
2001	41.5%	30%
2000	41.9%	30.4%
1999	42.4%	30.8%
1998	43.1%	31.1%
1997	44%	31.5%
1996	45%	31.8%
1995	45.9%	32.1%
1994	46.6%	32.3%
1993	47.1%	32.5%
1992	46.8%	32.7%
1991	46.6%	32.9%
1990	47.1%	33%
1989	47.6%	33.2%
1988	47.9%	33.4%
1987	47.9%	33.6%
1986	47.9%	33.8%
1985	48%	34%
1984	48.1%	34.3%
1983	48.2%	34.6%
1982	48.3%	34.9%
1981	48.4%	35.2%
1980	48.7%	35.5%
1979	48.8%	35.9%
1978	48.5%	36.3%
1977	48.3%	36.7%
1976	48.2%	36.9%
1975	48.1%	37.1%
1974	48.1%	37.2%
1973	48.1%	37.3%
1972	48.2%	37.5%
1971	48.2%	37.6%
1970	48.3%	37.7%
1969	48.4%	37.8%
1968	48.5%	37.9%
1967	48.5%	38%
1966	48.6%	38%
1965	48.7%	38%
1964	48.8%	38%
1963	48.5%	37.8%
1962	48.1%	37.6%
1961	47.7%	37.5%
1960	47.3%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Zimbabwe decreased from 41.7% to 40.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Zimbabwe

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UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Zimbabwe	World
2100	15.1%	23.9%
2099	14.8%	23.8%
2098	14.6%	23.7%
2097	14.3%	23.6%
2096	14.1%	23.5%
2095	13.8%	23.4%
2094	13.6%	23.4%
2093	13.4%	23.3%
2092	13.1%	23.2%
2091	12.9%	23.1%
2090	12.7%	23.1%
2089	12.5%	23%
2088	12.3%	22.9%
2087	12%	22.8%
2086	11.8%	22.7%
2085	11.6%	22.6%
2084	11.4%	22.5%
2083	11.1%	22.4%
2082	10.9%	22.2%
2081	10.7%	22%
2080	10.4%	21.8%
2079	10.1%	21.6%
2078	9.72%	21.4%
2077	9.36%	21.2%
2076	9%	21%
2075	8.66%	20.8%
2074	8.34%	20.6%
2073	8.07%	20.4%
2072	7.82%	20.3%
2071	7.59%	20.1%
2070	7.37%	19.9%
2069	7.13%	19.8%
2068	6.91%	19.6%
2067	6.69%	19.5%
2066	6.49%	19.3%
2065	6.32%	19.2%
2064	6.16%	19.1%
2063	6.05%	18.9%
2062	5.98%	18.8%
2061	5.95%	18.6%
2060	5.94%	18.5%
2059	5.94%	18.3%
2058	5.93%	18.1%
2057	5.89%	17.9%
2056	5.85%	17.7%
2055	5.81%	17.5%
2054	5.76%	17.2%
2053	5.71%	17%
2052	5.63%	16.7%
2051	5.43%	16.4%
2050	5.2%	16.2%
2049	4.96%	16%
2048	4.71%	15.8%
2047	4.47%	15.5%
2046	4.22%	15.3%
2045	4.01%	15.1%
2044	3.81%	14.9%
2043	3.63%	14.8%
2042	3.48%	14.6%
2041	3.34%	14.4%
2040	3.24%	14.2%
2039	3.17%	14%
2038	3.11%	13.8%
2037	3.08%	13.5%
2036	3.06%	13.3%
2035	3.07%	13%
2034	3.09%	12.7%
2033	3.12%	12.4%
2032	3.16%	12.2%
2031	3.21%	11.9%
2030	3.28%	11.6%
2029	3.35%	11.3%
2028	3.42%	11%
2027	3.48%	10.7%
2026	3.54%	10.5%
2025	3.58%	10.3%
2024	3.6%	10.2%
2023	3.62%	9.98%
2022	3.61%	9.74%
2021	3.6%	9.53%
2020	3.58%	9.33%
2019	3.53%	9.1%
2018	3.47%	8.88%
2017	3.39%	8.65%
2016	3.31%	8.45%
2015	3.22%	8.26%
2014	3.14%	8.08%
2013	3.09%	7.92%
2012	3.09%	7.78%
2011	3.09%	7.66%
2010	3.1%	7.58%
2009	3.12%	7.52%
2008	3.14%	7.47%
2007	3.16%	7.41%
2006	3.19%	7.34%
2005	3.22%	7.26%
2004	3.26%	7.18%
2003	3.3%	7.1%
2002	3.36%	7.01%
2001	3.41%	6.92%
2000	3.44%	6.84%
1999	3.46%	6.76%
1998	3.5%	6.68%
1997	3.52%	6.61%
1996	3.51%	6.53%
1995	3.47%	6.45%
1994	3.37%	6.37%
1993	3.22%	6.29%
1992	3.11%	6.21%
1991	3.08%	6.14%
1990	3.07%	6.07%
1989	3.07%	6.01%
1988	3.07%	5.95%
1987	3.09%	5.91%
1986	3.12%	5.86%
1985	3.16%	5.82%
1984	3.2%	5.8%
1983	3.23%	5.79%
1982	3.27%	5.8%
1981	3.32%	5.81%
1980	3.44%	5.81%
1979	3.5%	5.77%
1978	3.36%	5.71%
1977	3.24%	5.65%
1976	3.2%	5.59%
1975	3.19%	5.53%
1974	3.19%	5.47%
1973	3.19%	5.42%
1972	3.19%	5.37%
1971	3.2%	5.32%
1970	3.21%	5.28%
1969	3.23%	5.24%
1968	3.26%	5.2%
1967	3.28%	5.16%
1966	3.3%	5.12%
1965	3.32%	5.08%
1964	3.34%	5.04%
1963	3.35%	5.02%
1962	3.37%	5.01%
1961	3.38%	4.99%
1960	3.39%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Zimbabwe increased from 3.26% to 3.6% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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