Median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Median age vs births per woman was 17.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.81
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
210th
of 229 countries
All-time high
17.81
in 2023
All-time low
14.52
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 17.81 for median age vs births per woman in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.52, in 1965.

That places Zimbabwe 210th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.36 15.43 17.43 10
1960s 14.76 14.52 15.27 10
1970s 14.73 14.53 14.8 10
1980s 14.78 14.57 14.98 10
1990s 15.63 15.11 16.56 10
2000s 17.25 16.75 17.49 10
2010s 16.97 16.73 17.28 10
2020s 17.6 17.36 17.81 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 207 Côte d'Ivoire 18.1 compare
  2. 208 Guinea 17.98 compare
  3. 209 South Sudan 17.97 compare
  4. 211 Benin 17.77 compare
  5. 212 Nigeria 17.75 compare
  6. 213 Cameroon 17.75 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe?
Median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe was 17.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 17.81 in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 14.52 in 1965.
How does Zimbabwe rank for median age vs births per woman?
Zimbabwe ranks 210th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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