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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 1.02 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Taiwan vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Zambia
2100 10,150,338 65,217,429
2099 10,273,881 64,871,545
2098 10,399,680 64,515,891
2097 10,527,804 64,148,736
2096 10,657,536 63,777,313
2095 10,789,978 63,393,169
2094 10,925,075 62,992,652
2093 11,062,491 62,590,327
2092 11,202,670 62,175,930
2091 11,346,131 61,750,591
2090 11,494,369 61,321,399
2089 11,644,743 60,880,148
2088 11,799,177 60,434,676
2087 11,956,109 59,970,107
2086 12,116,149 59,499,234
2085 12,281,248 59,023,040
2084 12,451,872 58,535,857
2083 12,625,681 58,040,512
2082 12,803,442 57,538,672
2081 12,986,931 57,027,491
2080 13,174,137 56,506,421
2079 13,366,920 55,983,242
2078 13,564,788 55,449,777
2077 13,765,770 54,906,771
2076 13,969,802 54,361,075
2075 14,178,904 53,806,856
2074 14,391,331 53,246,777
2073 14,606,033 52,677,348
2072 14,824,987 52,101,139
2071 15,045,310 51,519,691
2070 15,266,143 50,931,614
2069 15,488,280 50,334,700
2068 15,714,125 49,737,479
2067 15,940,945 49,135,488
2066 16,167,553 48,530,443
2065 16,396,032 47,918,592
2064 16,625,600 47,299,740
2063 16,854,355 46,677,439
2062 17,084,600 46,048,819
2061 17,314,450 45,416,657
2060 17,541,998 44,777,347
2059 17,767,014 44,137,306
2058 17,988,239 43,494,451
2057 18,208,151 42,851,923
2056 18,423,453 42,206,898
2055 18,639,554 41,558,284
2054 18,853,384 40,906,492
2053 19,063,428 40,255,629
2052 19,270,076 39,603,888
2051 19,474,323 38,949,958
2050 19,677,203 38,294,607
2049 19,878,438 37,634,194
2048 20,073,645 36,971,309
2047 20,267,326 36,309,749
2046 20,454,154 35,645,868
2045 20,640,565 34,981,812
2044 20,819,477 34,316,981
2043 20,995,111 33,652,420
2042 21,166,213 32,990,657
2041 21,331,710 32,329,447
2040 21,491,361 31,664,262
2039 21,645,911 31,001,305
2038 21,794,529 30,335,662
2037 21,939,617 29,668,561
2036 22,077,701 29,000,264
2035 22,211,115 28,333,498
2034 22,340,809 27,671,195
2033 22,463,465 27,011,974
2032 22,582,449 26,356,580
2031 22,698,460 25,702,812
2030 22,809,605 25,055,216
2029 22,916,803 24,414,405
2028 23,022,058 23,780,809
2027 23,127,410 23,151,479
2026 23,229,461 22,529,742
2025 23,331,886 21,918,187
2024 23,410,331 21,314,956
2023 23,342,541 20,723,965
2022 23,319,977 20,152,938
2021 23,468,275 19,603,607
2020 23,582,179 19,059,395
2019 23,596,027 18,513,839
2018 23,580,080 17,973,569
2017 23,555,522 17,441,320
2016 23,515,945 16,914,423
2015 23,462,914 16,399,089
2014 23,403,635 15,895,315
2013 23,344,670 15,398,997
2012 23,270,367 14,913,629
2011 23,193,518 14,437,796
2010 23,140,948 13,965,594
2009 23,078,402 13,490,389
2008 22,997,696 13,021,324
2007 22,917,444 12,565,085
2006 22,823,455 12,129,553
2005 22,729,753 11,718,819
2004 22,646,836 11,338,198
2003 22,562,663 10,983,595
2002 22,463,172 10,647,949
2001 22,341,120 10,325,185
2000 22,184,530 10,017,631
1999 22,010,489 9,740,005
1998 21,835,703 9,482,408
1997 21,634,124 9,237,063
1996 21,441,432 9,004,053
1995 21,267,653 8,785,763
1994 21,086,645 8,576,269
1993 20,899,019 8,373,921
1992 20,704,227 8,176,680
1991 20,503,568 7,981,650
1990 20,278,946 7,786,169
1989 20,055,492 7,589,216
1988 19,839,704 7,391,440
1987 19,617,046 7,191,282
1986 19,411,454 6,986,471
1985 19,191,510 6,780,953
1984 18,929,866 6,580,490
1983 18,653,146 6,381,038
1982 18,354,855 6,178,637
1981 18,029,982 5,983,289
1980 17,704,538 5,802,833
1979 17,372,779 5,631,728
1978 17,042,272 5,465,374
1977 16,730,895 5,302,480
1976 16,401,413 5,143,842
1975 16,075,128 4,990,086
1974 15,784,817 4,842,746
1973 15,505,121 4,702,693
1972 15,220,495 4,569,309
1971 14,913,564 4,442,525
1970 14,582,944 4,321,718
1969 14,068,984 4,197,116
1968 13,548,537 4,065,593
1967 13,210,344 3,936,343
1966 12,874,153 3,812,003
1965 12,511,863 3,692,086
1964 12,137,143 3,577,017
1963 11,762,101 3,465,907
1962 11,392,513 3,358,099
1961 11,030,385 3,254,086
1960 10,667,705 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th 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) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. The population of Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Zambia
2100 -1.2% 0.53%
2099 -1.21% 0.55%
2098 -1.22% 0.57%
2097 -1.22% 0.58%
2096 -1.23% 0.61%
2095 -1.24% 0.64%
2094 -1.24% 0.64%
2093 -1.25% 0.67%
2092 -1.26% 0.69%
2091 -1.29% 0.7%
2090 -1.29% 0.72%
2089 -1.31% 0.74%
2088 -1.31% 0.77%
2087 -1.32% 0.79%
2086 -1.34% 0.81%
2085 -1.37% 0.83%
2084 -1.38% 0.85%
2083 -1.39% 0.87%
2082 -1.41% 0.9%
2081 -1.42% 0.92%
2080 -1.44% 0.93%
2079 -1.46% 0.96%
2078 -1.46% 0.99%
2077 -1.46% 1%
2076 -1.47% 1.03%
2075 -1.48% 1.05%
2074 -1.47% 1.08%
2073 -1.48% 1.11%
2072 -1.46% 1.13%
2071 -1.45% 1.15%
2070 -1.43% 1.19%
2069 -1.44% 1.2%
2068 -1.42% 1.23%
2067 -1.4% 1.25%
2066 -1.39% 1.28%
2065 -1.38% 1.31%
2064 -1.36% 1.33%
2063 -1.35% 1.37%
2062 -1.33% 1.39%
2061 -1.3% 1.43%
2060 -1.27% 1.45%
2059 -1.23% 1.48%
2058 -1.21% 1.5%
2057 -1.17% 1.53%
2056 -1.16% 1.56%
2055 -1.13% 1.59%
2054 -1.1% 1.62%
2053 -1.07% 1.65%
2052 -1.05% 1.68%
2051 -1.03% 1.71%
2050 -1.01% 1.75%
2049 -0.97% 1.79%
2048 -0.96% 1.82%
2047 -0.91% 1.86%
2046 -0.9% 1.9%
2045 -0.86% 1.94%
2044 -0.84% 1.97%
2043 -0.81% 2.01%
2042 -0.78% 2.05%
2041 -0.74% 2.1%
2040 -0.71% 2.14%
2039 -0.68% 2.19%
2038 -0.66% 2.25%
2037 -0.63% 2.3%
2036 -0.6% 2.35%
2035 -0.58% 2.39%
2034 -0.55% 2.44%
2033 -0.53% 2.49%
2032 -0.51% 2.54%
2031 -0.49% 2.58%
2030 -0.47% 2.62%
2029 -0.46% 2.66%
2028 -0.46% 2.72%
2027 -0.44% 2.76%
2026 -0.44% 2.79%
2025 -0.34% 2.83%
2024 0.29% 2.85%
2023 0.1% 2.83%
2022 -0.63% 2.8%
2021 -0.48% 2.86%
2020 -0.06% 2.95%
2019 0.07% 3.01%
2018 0.1% 3.05%
2017 0.17% 3.12%
2016 0.23% 3.14%
2015 0.25% 3.17%
2014 0.25% 3.22%
2013 0.32% 3.25%
2012 0.33% 3.3%
2011 0.23% 3.38%
2010 0.27% 3.52%
2009 0.35% 3.6%
2008 0.35% 3.63%
2007 0.41% 3.59%
2006 0.41% 3.5%
2005 0.37% 3.36%
2004 0.37% 3.23%
2003 0.44% 3.15%
2002 0.55% 3.13%
2001 0.71% 3.07%
2000 0.79% 2.85%
1999 0.8% 2.72%
1998 0.93% 2.66%
1997 0.9% 2.59%
1996 0.82% 2.48%
1995 0.86% 2.44%
1994 0.9% 2.42%
1993 0.94% 2.41%
1992 0.98% 2.44%
1991 1.11% 2.51%
1990 1.11% 2.6%
1989 1.09% 2.68%
1988 1.14% 2.78%
1987 1.06% 2.93%
1986 1.15% 3.03%
1985 1.38% 3.05%
1984 1.48% 3.13%
1983 1.63% 3.28%
1982 1.8% 3.26%
1981 1.84% 3.11%
1980 1.91% 3.04%
1979 1.94% 3.04%
1978 1.86% 3.07%
1977 2.01% 3.08%
1976 2.03% 3.08%
1975 1.84% 3.04%
1974 1.8% 2.98%
1973 1.87% 2.92%
1972 2.06% 2.85%
1971 2.27% 2.8%
1970 3.65% 2.97%
1969 3.84% 3.24%
1968 2.56% 3.28%
1967 2.61% 3.26%
1966 2.9% 3.25%
1965 3.09% 3.22%
1964 3.19% 3.21%
1963 3.24% 3.21%
1962 3.28% 3.2%
1961 3.4% 3.18%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Zambia
Current population
23229461
22697916
Population rank 60/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.27%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
3.9 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
2.6 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 21/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +47,029 +6,562
Net migration rank 23/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 105/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - 6,562
2024 -67,188 47,029 - 7,381
2023 -69,794 225,599 577,660 9,521
2022 -68,327 -42,430 563,456 -8,566
2021 -30,039 -156,010 535,629 8,143
2020 -7,782 -33,978 536,484 8,156
2019 1,416 12,718 528,089 18,385
2018 8,725 8,888 515,644 18,431
2017 22,613 8,809 504,630 25,789
2016 35,980 11,707 497,521 25,860
2015 49,741 8,581 491,021 16,261
2014 - - 483,663 16,574
2013 - - 476,846 15,542
2012 - - 469,406 8,958
2011 43,836 19,077 459,743 13,569
2010 - - 448,337 22,761
2009 - - 434,458 44,867
2008 - - 419,560 39,249
2007 - - 403,729 49,945
2006 - - 387,891 29,517
2005 - - 368,756 35,316
2004 - - 349,352 7,819
2003 - - 331,189 20,845
2002 - - 316,041 3,206
2001 132,707 -3,811 302,682 23,582
2000 - - 293,186 -4,338
1999 - - 283,297 -16,888
1998 - - 275,568 -26,796
1997 - - 268,198 -26,276
1996 - - 262,468 -38,358
1995 - - 257,897 -45,423
1994 - - 252,023 -45,504
1993 - - 245,917 -47,739
1992 - - 239,953 -43,656
1991 215,698 -12,128 237,957 -44,203
1990 - - 235,835 -38,619
1989 - - 233,429 -36,736
1988 - - 230,118 -31,270
1987 - - 227,813 -26,338
1986 - - 224,768 -16,610
1985 - - 221,351 -18,474
1984 - - 216,695 -18,652
1983 - - 212,712 -11,849
1982 - - 207,621 -3,676
1981 326,883 4,508 202,822 -16,072
1980 - - 198,817 -24,664
1979 - - 197,578 -29,515
1978 - - 194,933 -30,284
1977 - - 191,557 -30,423
1976 - - 186,762 -30,612
1975 - - 182,258 -30,886
1974 - - 174,484 -31,178
1973 - - 168,258 -31,472
1972 - - 161,648 -31,672
1971 - - 155,249 -31,651
1970 - - 149,380 -31,370
1969 - - 142,660 -11,469
1968 - - 137,315 -5,447
1967 - - 131,938 -5,298
1966 346,958 18,774 127,164 -5,129
1965 - - 122,814 -5,023
1964 - - 117,197 -4,851
1963 - - 114,555 -4,676
1962 - - 110,173 -4,428
1961 - - 106,318 -4,043
1960 - - 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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

Over the last 10 years, 56.7% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 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).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K
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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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