The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,342,600 people compared to 22,528,646 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 16.8 times bigger than Estonia's.
- Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.31% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.5M (85.7% growth).
- Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 64.5M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 833K people by 2100.
Estonia vs Zambia: live population counter
Estonia
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Zambia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1342600
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22528646
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| Population rank | 155/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
4.26 hours
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
47.9 minutes
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
32.8 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,742 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +6 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,055 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.15% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 159/197 | 21/197 |
Estonia and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Estonia
Population
Growth rate
Zambia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Estonia
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Zambia
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Estonia
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Zambia
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| 1960 | 1,211,537 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,225,077 | 3,254,086 | 1.12% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 1,241,623 | 3,358,099 | 1.35% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 1,258,857 | 3,465,907 | 1.39% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 1,277,086 | 3,577,017 | 1.45% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 1,294,566 | 3,692,086 | 1.37% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 1,308,597 | 3,812,003 | 1.08% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 1,318,946 | 3,936,343 | 0.79% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 1,331,214 | 4,065,593 | 0.93% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 1,345,249 | 4,197,116 | 1.05% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 1,360,076 | 4,321,718 | 1.1% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 1,376,955 | 4,442,525 | 1.24% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,392,518 | 4,569,309 | 1.13% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 1,405,951 | 4,702,693 | 0.96% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 1,418,169 | 4,842,746 | 0.87% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 1,429,352 | 4,990,086 | 0.79% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 1,439,576 | 5,143,842 | 0.72% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 1,450,211 | 5,302,480 | 0.74% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 1,460,188 | 5,465,374 | 0.69% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 1,468,333 | 5,631,728 | 0.56% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 1,477,219 | 5,802,833 | 0.61% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 1,487,666 | 5,983,289 | 0.71% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 1,498,414 | 6,178,637 | 0.72% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 1,508,745 | 6,381,038 | 0.69% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 1,518,617 | 6,580,490 | 0.65% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 1,528,781 | 6,780,953 | 0.67% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 1,540,190 | 6,986,471 | 0.75% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 1,552,221 | 7,191,282 | 0.78% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 1,561,900 | 7,391,440 | 0.62% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 1,568,131 | 7,589,216 | 0.4% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 1,569,174 | 7,786,169 | 0.07% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,561,314 | 7,981,650 | -0.5% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 1,533,091 | 8,176,680 | -1.81% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 1,494,128 | 8,373,921 | -2.54% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 1,462,514 | 8,576,269 | -2.12% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 1,436,634 | 8,785,763 | -1.77% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 1,415,594 | 9,004,053 | -1.46% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 1,399,535 | 9,237,063 | -1.13% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 1,386,156 | 9,482,408 | -0.96% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 1,390,244 | 9,740,005 | 0.29% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 1,396,985 | 10,017,631 | 0.48% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 1,388,115 | 10,325,185 | -0.63% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 1,379,350 | 10,647,949 | -0.63% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 1,370,720 | 10,983,595 | -0.63% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 1,362,550 | 11,338,198 | -0.6% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 1,354,775 | 11,718,819 | -0.57% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 1,346,810 | 12,129,553 | -0.59% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,340,680 | 12,565,085 | -0.46% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 1,337,090 | 13,021,324 | -0.27% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 1,334,515 | 13,490,389 | -0.19% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,331,475 | 13,965,594 | -0.23% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 1,327,439 | 14,437,796 | -0.3% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 1,322,696 | 14,913,629 | -0.36% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,317,997 | 15,398,997 | -0.36% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 1,314,545 | 15,895,315 | -0.26% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 1,315,407 | 16,399,089 | 0.07% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 1,315,790 | 16,914,423 | 0.03% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 1,317,384 | 17,441,320 | 0.12% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 1,321,977 | 17,973,569 | 0.35% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 1,326,898 | 18,513,839 | 0.37% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 1,329,522 | 19,059,395 | 0.2% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 1,330,932 | 19,603,607 | 0.11% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 1,348,840 | 20,152,938 | 1.35% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,370,286 | 20,723,965 | 1.59% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 1,372,341 | 21,314,956 | 0.15% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 1,355,886 | 21,913,869 | -1.2% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 1,342,600 | 22,521,905 | -0.98% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 1,335,442 | 23,138,716 | -0.53% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 1,328,286 | 23,761,368 | -0.54% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 1,321,161 | 24,389,681 | -0.54% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 1,314,069 | 25,024,887 | -0.54% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 1,306,958 | 25,666,496 | -0.54% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 1,299,888 | 26,311,946 | -0.54% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 1,292,910 | 26,960,073 | -0.54% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 1,286,022 | 27,611,621 | -0.53% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 1,279,261 | 28,266,887 | -0.53% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 1,272,639 | 28,925,103 | -0.52% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 1,266,148 | 29,583,482 | -0.51% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 1,259,837 | 30,240,549 | -0.5% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 1,253,640 | 30,895,586 | -0.49% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 1,247,514 | 31,550,394 | -0.49% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 1,241,398 | 32,204,340 | -0.49% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 1,235,251 | 32,856,596 | -0.5% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 1,229,108 | 33,510,500 | -0.5% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 1,222,903 | 34,165,920 | -0.5% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 1,216,642 | 34,821,101 | -0.51% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 1,210,354 | 35,475,795 | -0.52% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 1,204,004 | 36,129,270 | -0.52% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 1,197,645 | 36,782,260 | -0.53% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 1,191,150 | 37,434,667 | -0.54% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 1,184,441 | 38,083,369 | -0.56% | 1.73% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 26,810 (a 2.04% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).
Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,184,441 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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Population differences between Estonia and Zambia
|
Estonia
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.6 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 43.1 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 43.3 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.31 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 83.2 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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