Population aged 0 to 14 in Zimbabwe
40.3% of the population of Zimbabwe was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Zimbabwe, 2025
40.3%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
23rd of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Zimbabwe over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.3% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 40.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.8%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
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3.6%
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Fertility rate
3.67 births per woman
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Population estimates and projections
16,340,822 people
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Median age estimates and projections
17.8 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.72 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
1.68%
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