Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 591,139 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zimbabwe is 591,139 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zimbabwe peaked at 591,139 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88,981 people, in 1950.
Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107,110 people | 88,981 people | 125,137 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 146,137 people | 129,024 people | 163,378 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 194,429 people | 167,436 people | 232,309 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 271,433 people | 242,184 people | 302,697 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 366,642 people | 311,364 people | 407,852 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,374 people | 402,211 people | 409,591 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,851 people | 414,229 people | 539,584 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 573,765 people | 555,981 people | 591,139 people | 4 |
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More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.49 million people (2100)
- Population density 96.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.67 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 9,240 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.67 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.67 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zimbabwe?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zimbabwe was 591,139 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 591,139 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,981 people in 1950.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Zimbabwe ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.