Women married by age 18 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Women married by age 18 was 33.7 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
33.7
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
33.7
in 2019
All-time low
28.7
in 1999
Years of data
7
1988–2019
Women married by age 18 in Zimbabwe, 1988–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 33.7 for women married by age 18 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Zimbabwe peaked at 33.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.7, in 1999.
That places Zimbabwe 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women married by age 18 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 33.1 | — |
| 1994 | 31 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 28.7 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 33.6 | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 30.5 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 32.4 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 33.7 | +4.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 33.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 33.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.85 | 28.7 | 31 | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.2 | 30.5 | 33.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Zimbabwe?
- Women married by age 18 in Zimbabwe was 33.7 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7 in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for women married by age 18?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women married by age 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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