Median age in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Median age was 17.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.81
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
17.81
in 2023
All-time low
14.52
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age in Zimbabwe is 17.81, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.52, in 1965.
That places Zimbabwe 216th out of 236 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.
Median age in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.43 | — |
| 1951 | 17.17 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 16.92 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 16.68 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 16.43 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 16.2 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 15.98 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 15.78 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 15.6 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 15.43 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 15.27 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 15.12 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 14.95 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 14.75 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 14.56 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 14.52 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 14.56 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 14.59 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.62 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 14.65 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.7 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.74 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.77 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 14.79 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 14.8 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.79 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.78 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 14.75 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.65 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.53 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 14.57 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 14.66 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.71 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 14.74 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.76 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.8 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.86 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 14.86 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.86 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14.98 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 15.15 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 15.34 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 15.24 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.11 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.25 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 15.48 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 15.76 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 16.04 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 16.32 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 16.56 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16.75 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 16.9 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.06 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.22 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.37 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.46 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.49 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.48 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.43 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.36 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.28 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.19 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.03 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.87 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.76 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.73 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.77 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.88 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.02 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 17.19 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.36 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.54 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.68 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.81 | +0.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 17.81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 17.81 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Zimbabwe?
- Median age in Zimbabwe was 17.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.81 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.52 in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for median age?
- Zimbabwe ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).