Old age dependency ratio rose 9.51% to 6.61% in Zimbabwe in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 7.46% in 1979 and an all time low of 5.28% in 2004. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Botswana amounted to 7.44%, 6.47% in Mozambique, 10.2% in South Africa and 4.63% in Zambia in 2022.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 124th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | % | 6.13% | 6.22% | 6.36% | 6.49% | 6.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 8.71% | 9.01% | 9.68% | 10.3% | 11.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 6.50% | 6.59% | 6.73% | 6.86% | 7.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 6.73% | 6.94% | 7.40% | 7.86% | 8.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 6.31% | 6.46% | 6.62% | 6.77% | 6.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 6.79% | 6.81% | 6.88% | 6.95% | 7.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 11.4% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 14.3% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 5.79% | 5.79% | 6.05% | 6.30% | 6.55% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 7.69% | 7.86% | 8.06% | 8.25% | 8.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 6.62% | 6.80% | 6.96% | 7.12% | 7.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 7.60% | 7.97% | 8.67% | 9.37% | 10.1% |
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