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Dependency ratios

Zimbabwe — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 76.4 % youth dependency ratio: 69.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 % potential support ratio: 14.7 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 74.8 % youth dependency ratio: 68.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 % potential support ratio: 14.9 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 80.4% | youth dependency ratio: 75% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.3% | potential support ratio: 18.7% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 80.4% | youth dependency ratio: 75% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.3% | potential support ratio: 18.7% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 79.5 | youth dependency ratio: 74.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 | potential support ratio: 19.7 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 79.5 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 74.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 19.7 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 79.5 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 74.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 19.7 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 81.6 | youth dependency ratio: 76.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 | potential support ratio: 18.3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 81.6 youth dependency ratio: 76.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 potential support ratio: 18.3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 79.4 youth dependency ratio: 73.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 79.4 youth dependency ratio: 73.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 79.4 youth dependency ratio: 73.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 72.3 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 65.5 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 14.7 (2025 est.)