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Population in Cyprus compared to Zambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 16.4 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Cyprus vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Zambia
2100 1,283,630 65,217,429
2099 1,288,020 64,871,545
2098 1,292,508 64,515,891
2097 1,296,742 64,148,736
2096 1,301,023 63,777,313
2095 1,305,479 63,393,169
2094 1,309,718 62,992,652
2093 1,313,969 62,590,327
2092 1,318,737 62,175,930
2091 1,323,639 61,750,591
2090 1,328,837 61,321,399
2089 1,334,392 60,880,148
2088 1,340,131 60,434,676
2087 1,346,159 59,970,107
2086 1,352,854 59,499,234
2085 1,359,724 59,023,040
2084 1,366,740 58,535,857
2083 1,373,868 58,040,512
2082 1,381,157 57,538,672
2081 1,388,924 57,027,491
2080 1,396,828 56,506,421
2079 1,404,677 55,983,242
2078 1,412,505 55,449,777
2077 1,420,434 54,906,771
2076 1,428,032 54,361,075
2075 1,435,762 53,806,856
2074 1,443,463 53,246,777
2073 1,450,943 52,677,348
2072 1,458,241 52,101,139
2071 1,464,781 51,519,691
2070 1,471,110 50,931,614
2069 1,477,182 50,334,700
2068 1,483,033 49,737,479
2067 1,488,356 49,135,488
2066 1,492,983 48,530,443
2065 1,497,204 47,918,592
2064 1,501,025 47,299,740
2063 1,504,504 46,677,439
2062 1,507,711 46,048,819
2061 1,509,940 45,416,657
2060 1,511,787 44,777,347
2059 1,513,161 44,137,306
2058 1,514,533 43,494,451
2057 1,515,475 42,851,923
2056 1,515,978 42,206,898
2055 1,516,427 41,558,284
2054 1,516,816 40,906,492
2053 1,517,078 40,255,629
2052 1,517,120 39,603,888
2051 1,516,244 38,949,958
2050 1,515,102 38,294,607
2049 1,513,890 37,634,194
2048 1,512,298 36,971,309
2047 1,510,494 36,309,749
2046 1,508,356 35,645,868
2045 1,506,087 34,981,812
2044 1,503,508 34,316,981
2043 1,500,726 33,652,420
2042 1,497,592 32,990,657
2041 1,493,983 32,329,447
2040 1,489,871 31,664,262
2039 1,485,335 31,001,305
2038 1,480,323 30,335,662
2037 1,475,124 29,668,561
2036 1,469,196 29,000,264
2035 1,463,098 28,333,498
2034 1,456,442 27,671,195
2033 1,449,244 27,011,974
2032 1,441,479 26,356,580
2031 1,433,522 25,702,812
2030 1,424,675 25,055,216
2029 1,415,483 24,414,405
2028 1,405,454 23,780,809
2027 1,394,504 23,151,479
2026 1,383,344 22,529,742
2025 1,371,233 21,918,187
2024 1,358,282 21,314,956
2023 1,344,976 20,723,965
2022 1,331,370 20,152,938
2021 1,317,309 19,603,607
2020 1,302,247 19,059,395
2019 1,286,671 18,513,839
2018 1,270,737 17,973,569
2017 1,254,275 17,441,320
2016 1,237,112 16,914,423
2015 1,219,502 16,399,089
2014 1,201,801 15,895,315
2013 1,183,895 15,398,997
2012 1,165,397 14,913,629
2011 1,146,493 14,437,796
2010 1,127,816 13,965,594
2009 1,109,371 13,490,389
2008 1,091,026 13,021,324
2007 1,072,714 12,565,085
2006 1,054,418 12,129,553
2005 1,036,151 11,718,819
2004 1,017,875 11,338,198
2003 999,590 10,983,595
2002 981,440 10,647,949
2001 964,127 10,325,185
2000 947,667 10,017,631
1999 931,234 9,740,005
1998 914,548 9,482,408
1997 897,568 9,237,063
1996 880,290 9,004,053
1995 862,695 8,785,763
1994 844,667 8,576,269
1993 826,034 8,373,921
1992 810,341 8,176,680
1991 798,944 7,981,650
1990 788,351 7,786,169
1989 777,420 7,589,216
1988 766,235 7,391,440
1987 754,785 7,191,282
1986 743,105 6,986,471
1985 731,277 6,780,953
1984 719,334 6,580,490
1983 707,225 6,381,038
1982 696,497 6,178,637
1981 688,893 5,983,289
1980 683,076 5,802,833
1979 677,549 5,631,728
1978 672,249 5,465,374
1977 667,101 5,302,480
1976 662,032 5,143,842
1975 659,405 4,990,086
1974 663,254 4,842,746
1973 665,937 4,702,693
1972 661,063 4,569,309
1971 654,050 4,442,525
1970 647,446 4,321,718
1969 641,189 4,197,116
1968 635,157 4,065,593
1967 629,251 3,936,343
1966 623,390 3,812,003
1965 617,736 3,692,086
1964 612,521 3,577,017
1963 607,252 3,465,907
1962 601,466 3,358,099
1961 595,514 3,254,086
1960 586,490 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Zambia
2100 -0.34% 0.53%
2099 -0.35% 0.55%
2098 -0.33% 0.57%
2097 -0.33% 0.58%
2096 -0.34% 0.61%
2095 -0.32% 0.64%
2094 -0.32% 0.64%
2093 -0.36% 0.67%
2092 -0.37% 0.69%
2091 -0.39% 0.7%
2090 -0.42% 0.72%
2089 -0.43% 0.74%
2088 -0.45% 0.77%
2087 -0.49% 0.79%
2086 -0.51% 0.81%
2085 -0.51% 0.83%
2084 -0.52% 0.85%
2083 -0.53% 0.87%
2082 -0.56% 0.9%
2081 -0.57% 0.92%
2080 -0.56% 0.93%
2079 -0.55% 0.96%
2078 -0.56% 0.99%
2077 -0.53% 1%
2076 -0.54% 1.03%
2075 -0.53% 1.05%
2074 -0.52% 1.08%
2073 -0.5% 1.11%
2072 -0.45% 1.13%
2071 -0.43% 1.15%
2070 -0.41% 1.19%
2069 -0.39% 1.2%
2068 -0.36% 1.23%
2067 -0.31% 1.25%
2066 -0.28% 1.28%
2065 -0.25% 1.31%
2064 -0.23% 1.33%
2063 -0.21% 1.37%
2062 -0.15% 1.39%
2061 -0.12% 1.43%
2060 -0.09% 1.45%
2059 -0.09% 1.48%
2058 -0.06% 1.5%
2057 -0.03% 1.53%
2056 -0.03% 1.56%
2055 -0.03% 1.59%
2054 -0.02% 1.62%
2053 -0.003% 1.65%
2052 0.06% 1.68%
2051 0.08% 1.71%
2050 0.08% 1.75%
2049 0.11% 1.79%
2048 0.12% 1.82%
2047 0.14% 1.86%
2046 0.15% 1.9%
2045 0.17% 1.94%
2044 0.19% 1.97%
2043 0.21% 2.01%
2042 0.24% 2.05%
2041 0.28% 2.1%
2040 0.31% 2.14%
2039 0.34% 2.19%
2038 0.35% 2.25%
2037 0.4% 2.3%
2036 0.42% 2.35%
2035 0.46% 2.39%
2034 0.5% 2.44%
2033 0.54% 2.49%
2032 0.56% 2.54%
2031 0.62% 2.58%
2030 0.65% 2.62%
2029 0.71% 2.66%
2028 0.79% 2.72%
2027 0.81% 2.76%
2026 0.88% 2.79%
2025 0.95% 2.83%
2024 0.99% 2.85%
2023 1.02% 2.83%
2022 1.07% 2.8%
2021 1.16% 2.86%
2020 1.21% 2.95%
2019 1.25% 3.01%
2018 1.31% 3.05%
2017 1.39% 3.12%
2016 1.44% 3.14%
2015 1.47% 3.17%
2014 1.51% 3.22%
2013 1.59% 3.25%
2012 1.65% 3.3%
2011 1.66% 3.38%
2010 1.66% 3.52%
2009 1.68% 3.6%
2008 1.71% 3.63%
2007 1.74% 3.59%
2006 1.76% 3.5%
2005 1.8% 3.36%
2004 1.83% 3.23%
2003 1.85% 3.15%
2002 1.8% 3.13%
2001 1.74% 3.07%
2000 1.76% 2.85%
1999 1.82% 2.72%
1998 1.89% 2.66%
1997 1.96% 2.59%
1996 2.04% 2.48%
1995 2.13% 2.44%
1994 2.26% 2.42%
1993 1.94% 2.41%
1992 1.43% 2.44%
1991 1.34% 2.51%
1990 1.41% 2.6%
1989 1.46% 2.68%
1988 1.52% 2.78%
1987 1.57% 2.93%
1986 1.62% 3.03%
1985 1.66% 3.05%
1984 1.71% 3.13%
1983 1.54% 3.28%
1982 1.1% 3.26%
1981 0.85% 3.11%
1980 0.82% 3.04%
1979 0.79% 3.04%
1978 0.77% 3.07%
1977 0.77% 3.08%
1976 0.4% 3.08%
1975 -0.58% 3.04%
1974 -0.4% 2.98%
1973 0.74% 2.92%
1972 1.07% 2.85%
1971 1.02% 2.8%
1970 0.98% 2.97%
1969 0.95% 3.24%
1968 0.94% 3.28%
1967 0.94% 3.26%
1966 0.92% 3.25%
1965 0.85% 3.22%
1964 0.87% 3.21%
1963 0.96% 3.21%
1962 1% 3.2%
1961 1.54% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Zambia
Current population
1386362
22697916
Population rank 153/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +7,749 +6,562
Net migration rank 46/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 6,562
2024 - 8,138 - 7,381
2023 5,025 8,697 577,660 9,521
2022 4,466 9,014 563,456 -8,566
2021 5,305 9,341 535,629 8,143
2020 5,826 9,653 536,484 8,156
2019 5,679 9,983 528,089 18,385
2018 5,905 10,311 515,644 18,431
2017 6,082 10,632 504,630 25,789
2016 6,643 10,951 497,521 25,860
2015 6,340 11,277 491,021 16,261
2014 6,193 11,599 483,663 16,574
2013 6,116 11,914 476,846 15,542
2012 6,726 12,237 469,406 8,958
2011 6,271 12,566 459,743 13,569
2010 6,723 11,793 448,337 22,761
2009 6,820 11,555 434,458 44,867
2008 6,429 11,887 419,560 39,249
2007 5,983 12,332 403,729 49,945
2006 6,166 12,110 387,891 29,517
2005 5,646 12,616 368,756 35,316
2004 5,705 12,583 349,352 7,819
2003 5,484 12,786 331,189 20,845
2002 5,225 12,814 316,041 3,206
2001 5,308 11,283 302,682 23,582
2000 5,570 10,753 293,186 -4,338
1999 5,524 11,023 283,297 -16,888
1998 5,879 10,942 275,568 -26,796
1997 6,444 10,696 268,198 -26,276
1996 6,911 10,506 262,468 -38,358
1995 7,226 10,549 257,897 -45,423
1994 7,973 10,305 252,023 -45,504
1993 8,463 10,520 245,917 -47,739
1992 9,844 2,562 239,953 -43,656
1991 9,102 1,294 237,957 -44,203
1990 9,417 1,371 235,835 -38,619
1989 9,156 1,903 233,429 -36,736
1988 9,595 1,727 230,118 -31,270
1987 9,114 2,465 227,813 -26,338
1986 9,412 2,362 224,768 -16,610
1985 9,242 2,647 221,351 -18,474
1984 9,516 2,485 216,695 -18,652
1983 9,318 2,899 212,712 -11,849
1982 9,282 -46 207,621 -3,676
1981 7,135 -1,171 202,822 -16,072
1980 7,954 -2,284 198,817 -24,664
1979 6,620 -1,232 197,578 -29,515
1978 5,949 -735 194,933 -30,284
1977 5,607 -521 191,557 -30,423
1976 6,546 -1,496 186,762 -30,612
1975 5,023 -4,820 182,258 -30,886
1974 321 -8,220 174,484 -31,178
1973 5,405 -2,877 168,258 -31,472
1972 8,244 -1,037 161,648 -31,672
1971 8,398 -1,586 155,249 -31,651
1970 8,412 -2,001 149,380 -31,370
1969 8,857 -2,744 142,660 -11,469
1968 9,153 -3,207 137,315 -5,447
1967 9,313 -3,451 131,938 -5,298
1966 9,478 -3,623 127,164 -5,129
1965 9,643 -4,184 122,814 -5,023
1964 8,322 -3,347 117,197 -4,851
1963 8,568 -3,005 114,555 -4,676
1962 9,455 -3,441 110,173 -4,428
1961 9,584 -3,695 106,318 -4,043
1960 8,385 3,766 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/zambia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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