Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Old-age dependency ratio

Eswatini

6.7%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

6.6%

in 2023

Eswatini rank

180th

Zimbabwe rank

183rd

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Eswatini currently reports 6.7% against 6.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Eswatini ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).