Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate
Eritrea
0.4378 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.5056 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
71st
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5056 % change on previous year against 0.4378 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0678 % change on previous year.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 0.0301 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.42 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.7346 % change on previous year | 0.6306 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.8154 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 0.7512 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.2924 % change on previous year | 0.8648 % change on previous year | 0.5723 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.5056 % change on previous year against 0.4378 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0678 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.