The latest officially reported population of the United Kingdom was 69,226,000 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Kingdom's population is 69,945,462 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 3.12 times bigger than Zambia's.
- The United Kingdom is ranked the 22nd most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 0.85% for the United Kingdom vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, the United Kingdom has had an average growth rate of +0.7% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2005, the population of the United Kingdom has increased from 60.4M people to 69.9M (15.8% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 76.2M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
United Kingdom vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
69945462
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22402291
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| Population rank | 22/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.85% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
43 seconds
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
45.9 seconds
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
48.4 seconds
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +417,114 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,011 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +734,000 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.07% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 99/197 | 22/197 |
the United Kingdom and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 52,400,000 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 52,800,000 | 3,254,086 | 0.76% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 53,250,000 | 3,358,099 | 0.85% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 53,650,000 | 3,465,907 | 0.75% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 54,000,000 | 3,577,017 | 0.65% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 54,348,050 | 3,692,086 | 0.64% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 54,648,500 | 3,812,003 | 0.55% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 54,943,600 | 3,936,343 | 0.54% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 55,211,700 | 4,065,593 | 0.49% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 55,441,750 | 4,197,116 | 0.42% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 55,663,250 | 4,321,718 | 0.4% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 55,896,223 | 4,442,525 | 0.42% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 56,086,065 | 4,569,309 | 0.34% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 56,194,527 | 4,702,693 | 0.19% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 56,229,974 | 4,842,746 | 0.06% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 56,225,800 | 4,990,086 | -0.007% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 56,211,968 | 5,143,842 | -0.02% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 56,193,492 | 5,302,480 | -0.03% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 56,196,504 | 5,465,374 | 0.005% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 56,246,951 | 5,631,728 | 0.09% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 56,314,216 | 5,802,833 | 0.12% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 56,333,829 | 5,983,289 | 0.03% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 56,313,641 | 6,178,637 | -0.04% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 56,332,848 | 6,381,038 | 0.03% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 56,422,072 | 6,580,490 | 0.16% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 56,550,268 | 6,780,953 | 0.23% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 56,681,396 | 6,986,471 | 0.23% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 56,802,050 | 7,191,282 | 0.21% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 56,928,327 | 7,391,440 | 0.22% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 57,076,711 | 7,589,216 | 0.26% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 57,247,586 | 7,786,169 | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 57,424,897 | 7,981,650 | 0.31% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 57,580,402 | 8,176,680 | 0.27% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 57,718,614 | 8,373,921 | 0.24% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 57,865,745 | 8,576,269 | 0.25% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 58,019,030 | 8,785,763 | 0.26% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 58,166,950 | 9,004,053 | 0.25% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 58,316,954 | 9,237,063 | 0.26% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 58,487,141 | 9,482,408 | 0.29% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 58,682,466 | 9,740,005 | 0.33% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 58,892,514 | 10,017,631 | 0.36% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 59,119,673 | 10,325,185 | 0.39% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 59,370,479 | 10,647,949 | 0.42% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 59,647,577 | 10,983,595 | 0.47% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 59,987,905 | 11,338,198 | 0.57% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 60,401,206 | 11,718,819 | 0.69% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 60,846,820 | 12,129,553 | 0.74% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 61,322,463 | 12,565,085 | 0.78% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 61,806,995 | 13,021,324 | 0.79% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 62,276,270 | 13,490,389 | 0.76% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 62,766,365 | 13,965,594 | 0.79% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 63,258,810 | 14,437,796 | 0.78% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 63,711,000 | 14,913,629 | 0.71% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 64,139,000 | 15,398,997 | 0.67% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 64,620,000 | 15,895,315 | 0.75% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 65,088,000 | 16,399,089 | 0.72% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 65,607,000 | 16,914,423 | 0.8% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 65,966,000 | 17,441,320 | 0.55% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 66,289,000 | 17,973,569 | 0.49% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 66,631,000 | 18,513,839 | 0.52% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 66,744,000 | 19,059,395 | 0.17% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 66,984,000 | 19,603,607 | 0.36% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 67,604,000 | 20,152,938 | 0.93% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 68,492,000 | 20,723,965 | 1.31% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 69,226,000 | 21,314,956 | 1.07% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 69,639,673 | 21,913,869 | 0.6% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 70,020,350 | 22,521,905 | 0.55% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 70,382,853 | 23,138,716 | 0.52% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 70,732,699 | 23,761,368 | 0.5% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 71,061,482 | 24,389,681 | 0.46% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 71,377,535 | 25,024,887 | 0.44% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 71,678,351 | 25,666,496 | 0.42% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 71,959,934 | 26,311,946 | 0.39% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 72,234,509 | 26,960,073 | 0.38% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 72,497,650 | 27,611,621 | 0.36% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 72,749,096 | 28,266,887 | 0.35% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 72,990,847 | 28,925,103 | 0.33% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 73,218,850 | 29,583,482 | 0.31% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 73,441,349 | 30,240,549 | 0.3% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 73,658,392 | 30,895,586 | 0.3% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 73,868,334 | 31,550,394 | 0.29% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 74,074,316 | 32,204,340 | 0.28% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 74,275,779 | 32,856,596 | 0.27% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 74,475,035 | 33,510,500 | 0.27% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 74,667,284 | 34,165,920 | 0.26% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 74,848,605 | 34,821,101 | 0.24% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 75,020,949 | 35,475,795 | 0.23% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 75,184,478 | 36,129,270 | 0.22% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 75,337,543 | 36,782,260 | 0.2% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 75,476,141 | 37,434,667 | 0.18% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 75,600,588 | 38,083,369 | 0.16% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,686,794 people (a 7.76% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the United Kingdom gained 4,857,462 (a 7.46% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2005 and is 22nd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 8.09% to 75,600,588 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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Population differences between the United Kingdom and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 81.6 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 41.4 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 41 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 741 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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