Total dependency ratio fell 1.87% to 80.1% in Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 110% in 1979 and an all time low of 80.1% in 2024. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, total dependency ratio in Botswana amounted to 56.7%, 89.5% in Mozambique, 48.3% in South Africa and 76.7% in Zambia in 2024.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 16th within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total 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 | % | 61.0% | 60.0% | 59.0% | 58.1% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 34.7% | 34.5% | 34.7% | 34.9% | 35.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 59.3% | 58.5% | 57.7% | 57.0% | 56.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 38.5% | 38.1% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 37.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 61.8% | 61.2% | 60.6% | 59.9% | 59.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 61.7% | 60.7% | 59.7% | 58.6% | 57.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 40.9% | 40.6% | 40.4% | 40.3% | 40.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.6% | 39.8% | 40.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 40.3% | 39.6% | 39.3% | 38.9% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 64.3% | 63.7% | 63.1% | 62.4% | 61.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 72.4% | 72.0% | 71.5% | 70.9% | 70.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 40.4% | 40.2% | 40.4% | 40.6% | 40.8% |
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