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Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) rose 21.2% to 4.08% in Zimbabwe in 2022

Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) (%), 2022
Society | Zimbabwe | February 1, 2023
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Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 21.2% to 4.08% in Zimbabwe in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 4.08% in 2022 and an all time low of 2.89% in 2007. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Botswana amounted to 4.93%, 3.55% in Mozambique, 6.89% in South Africa and 2.48% in Zambia in 2022.

Zimbabwe has been ranked 125th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) Unit 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
Angola % 3.81% 3.89% 4.00% 4.10% 4.21%
Botswana % 6.47% 6.70% 7.19% 7.67% 8.15%
Dem. Republic of the Congo % 4.08% 4.16% 4.26% 4.37% 4.48%
Lesotho % 4.86% 5.03% 5.36% 5.70% 6.03%
Malawi % 3.90% 4.01% 4.12% 4.23% 4.35%
Mozambique % 4.20% 4.24% 4.31% 4.38% 4.45%
Namibia % 8.08% 8.32% 8.61% 8.90% 9.18%
South Africa % 10.3% 10.5% 10.9% 11.3% 11.7%
Swaziland % 4.13% 4.15% 4.34% 4.54% 4.73%
Tanzania % 4.68% 4.80% 4.94% 5.08% 5.22%
Zambia % 3.84% 3.96% 4.06% 4.16% 4.27%
Zimbabwe % 5.41% 5.69% 6.18% 6.67% 7.16%