Median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Median age vs births per woman was 17.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age vs births per woman in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.188 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.49 million (2100)
- Population density 96.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.188 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5219 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.94 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 26,439 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.67 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 9,240 (2024)
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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