The current population of Zambia is 22,402,291 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 21,314,956 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 11.7M people to 22.4M (91.2% growth in 20 years).
- Zambia is ranked 62/197 by population and was ranked 71st in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Zambia has had an average growth rate of 4.56% per year.
- Zambia accounts for 0.27% of the world's population.
- Zambia is projected to reach 64.5M people in 2100.
Zambia population clock
Zambia
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
22402291
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 62/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.27% | N/A |
| One net population change |
53.4 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
46 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.87 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,619 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +590,991 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.85% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 22/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +7,381 | N/A |
Zambia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,153,729 | - |
| 1961 | 3,254,086 | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 3,358,099 | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 3,465,907 | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 3,577,017 | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 3,692,086 | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 3,812,003 | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 3,936,343 | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 4,065,593 | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 4,197,116 | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 4,321,718 | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 4,442,525 | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 4,569,309 | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 4,702,693 | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 4,842,746 | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 4,990,086 | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 5,143,842 | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 5,302,480 | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 5,465,374 | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 5,631,728 | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 5,802,833 | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 5,983,289 | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 6,178,637 | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 6,381,038 | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 6,580,490 | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 6,780,953 | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 6,986,471 | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 7,191,282 | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 7,391,440 | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 7,589,216 | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 7,786,169 | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 7,981,650 | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 8,176,680 | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 8,373,921 | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 8,576,269 | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 8,785,763 | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 9,004,053 | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 9,237,063 | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 9,482,408 | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 9,740,005 | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 10,017,631 | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 10,325,185 | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 10,647,949 | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 10,983,595 | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 11,338,198 | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 11,718,819 | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 12,129,553 | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 12,565,085 | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 13,021,324 | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 13,490,389 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 13,965,594 | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 14,437,796 | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 14,913,629 | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 15,398,997 | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 15,895,315 | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 16,399,089 | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 16,914,423 | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 17,441,320 | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 17,973,569 | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 18,513,839 | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 19,059,395 | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 19,603,607 | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 20,152,938 | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 20,723,965 | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 21,314,956 | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 21,913,869 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 22,521,905 | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 23,138,716 | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 23,761,368 | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 24,389,681 | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 25,024,887 | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 25,666,496 | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 26,311,946 | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 26,960,073 | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 27,611,621 | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 28,266,887 | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 28,925,103 | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 29,583,482 | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 30,240,549 | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 30,895,586 | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 31,550,394 | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 32,204,340 | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 32,856,596 | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 33,510,500 | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 34,165,920 | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 34,821,101 | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 35,475,795 | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 36,129,270 | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 36,782,260 | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 37,434,667 | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 38,083,369 | 1.73% |
Zambia has a population of 22.4M as of 2025, compared to 16.4M in 2015, 11.7M in 2005, and 8.79M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.66% per year. Zambia is ranked 15th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Zambia will have 34,821,101 people (55.4% growth) with a rank change from 62nd to 55th.
By the year 2100, Zambia's population is projected to grow by 187.8% to 64.5M people.
Largest cities by population
|
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 |
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Zambia population statistics
|
Zambia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.7 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 22.6 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 18.8 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.1 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 74.3 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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