Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 12 Dec 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Zambia is projected at 21.31 million, compared to 20.72 million in 2023. It ranks 63rd in the world by population and 22nd in Africa. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 2.79 percent, the 18th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 10.55 million males and 10.76 million females in Zambia. The percentage of the male population is 49.5%, compared to 50.5% of the female population. Zambia has 214k more females than males. The sex ratio in Zambia in 2024 will be 98.008 males per 100 females. Zambia is in the 112th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
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Male | Female | Total | |||
1950 | 1,153,985 | 1,167,318 | 2,321,302 | 3.07 | 98.858 |
1955 | 1,341,834 | 1,361,708 | 2,703,543 | 3.05 | 98.541 |
1960 | 1,562,964 | 1,590,765 | 3,153,729 | 3.12 | 98.252 |
1965 | 1,827,105 | 1,864,982 | 3,692,086 | 3.19 | 97.969 |
1970 | 2,133,009 | 2,188,709 | 4,321,718 | 2.73 | 97.455 |
1975 | 2,441,372 | 2,548,715 | 4,990,086 | 3.03 | 95.788 |
1980 | 2,822,269 | 2,980,564 | 5,802,833 | 3.00 | 94.689 |
1985 | 3,295,334 | 3,485,619 | 6,780,953 | 2.99 | 94.541 |
1990 | 3,772,802 | 4,013,367 | 7,786,169 | 2.53 | 94.006 |
1995 | 4,239,280 | 4,546,483 | 8,785,763 | 2.42 | 93.243 |
2000 | 4,842,281 | 5,175,350 | 10,017,631 | 2.88 | 93.564 |
2005 | 5,714,758 | 6,004,061 | 11,718,819 | 3.45 | 95.182 |
2010 | 6,876,767 | 7,088,827 | 13,965,594 | 3.37 | 97.009 |
2015 | 8,101,736 | 8,297,353 | 16,399,089 | 3.09 | 97.642 |
2020 | 9,433,237 | 9,626,158 | 19,059,395 | 2.86 | 97.996 |
2021 | 9,702,842 | 9,900,766 | 19,603,607 | 2.77 | 98.001 |
2022 | 9,973,857 | 10,179,081 | 20,152,938 | 2.75 | 97.984 |
2023 | 10,256,248 | 10,467,717 | 20,723,965 | 2.83 | 97.980 |
2024 | 10,550,240 | 10,764,715 | 21,314,956 | 2.79 | 98.008 |
2025 | 10,848,179 | 11,065,695 | 21,913,874 | 2.75 | 98.034 |
Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 46.803 | 16.435 | 6.779 |
1955 | 48.756 | 16.220 | 6.803 |
1960 | 50.648 | 15.879 | 6.947 |
1965 | 52.079 | 15.459 | 7.116 |
1970 | 53.404 | 15.153 | 7.224 |
1975 | 55.742 | 14.495 | 7.421 |
1980 | 55.496 | 14.217 | 7.139 |
1985 | 52.001 | 14.440 | 6.928 |
1990 | 48.204 | 14.637 | 6.567 |
1995 | 46.051 | 14.721 | 6.232 |
2000 | 46.577 | 14.798 | 5.921 |
2005 | 51.615 | 15.200 | 5.697 |
2010 | 56.896 | 15.619 | 5.359 |
2015 | 60.728 | 16.115 | 4.775 |
2020 | 63.361 | 16.936 | 4.323 |
2021 | 62.363 | 17.108 | 4.246 |
2022 | 65.279 | 17.288 | 4.175 |
2023 | 66.349 | 17.490 | 4.101 |
2024 | 66.528 | 17.709 | 4.036 |
2025 | 66.700 | 17.935 | 3.970 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 43,741 | 116,321 | 18.843 | 50.110 |
1955 | 48,024 | 132,924 | 17.763 | 49.167 |
1960 | 52,029 | 154,365 | 16.498 | 48.947 |
1965 | 57,497 | 180,310 | 15.573 | 48.837 |
1970 | 63,784 | 213,166 | 14.759 | 49.324 |
1975 | 67,017 | 249,274 | 13.430 | 49.954 |
1980 | 76,941 | 275,758 | 13.259 | 47.521 |
1985 | 100,371 | 321,721 | 14.802 | 47.445 |
1990 | 129,870 | 365,709 | 16.680 | 46.969 |
1995 | 152,882 | 410,778 | 17.401 | 46.755 |
2000 | 162,269 | 455,450 | 16.198 | 45.465 |
2005 | 144,969 | 513,724 | 12.371 | 43.838 |
2010 | 129,747 | 578,071 | 9.290 | 41.393 |
2015 | 121,381 | 612,410 | 7.402 | 37.344 |
2020 | 119,310 | 655,797 | 6.260 | 34.408 |
2021 | 129,518 | 665,154 | 6.607 | 33.930 |
2022 | 112,518 | 675,973 | 5.583 | 33.542 |
2023 | 107,917 | 685,565 | 5.207 | 33.081 |
2024 | 110,084 | 697,518 | 5.165 | 32.724 |
2025 | 112,472 | 708,934 | 5.132 | 32.351 |
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 265,701 | 2,044,741 | 11.500 |
1955 | 382,236 | 2,252,228 | 14.509 |
1960 | 552,492 | 2,492,354 | 18.145 |
1965 | 832,850 | 2,730,557 | 23.372 |
1970 | 1,266,841 | 2,907,087 | 30.351 |
1975 | 1,734,432 | 3,230,399 | 34.934 |
1980 | 2,344,812 | 3,544,418 | 39.815 |
1985 | 2,758,109 | 4,197,103 | 39.655 |
1990 | 3,163,284 | 4,863,969 | 39.407 |
1995 | 3,390,243 | 5,746,834 | 37.104 |
2000 | 3,665,128 | 6,866,093 | 34.802 |
2005 | 4,448,559 | 7,603,597 | 36.911 |
2010 | 5,450,667 | 8,399,366 | 39.355 |
2015 | 6,747,236 | 9,353,351 | 41.907 |
2020 | 8,336,381 | 10,342,892 | 44.629 |
2021 | 8,692,602 | 10,542,189 | 45.192 |
2022 | 9,062,291 | 10,741,328 | 45.761 |
2023 | 9,445,888 | 10,940,237 | 46.335 |
2024 | 9,843,878 | 11,138,886 | 46.914 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,602,976 | 1,600,636 | 3,203,612 | 15.03 | 100.146 |
05-09 | 1,459,858 | 1,460,881 | 2,920,739 | 13.70 | 99.930 |
10-14 | 1,354,487 | 1,357,776 | 2,712,264 | 12.72 | 99.758 |
15-19 | 1,196,213 | 1,205,367 | 2,401,579 | 11.27 | 99.241 |
20-24 | 995,292 | 1,011,193 | 2,006,485 | 9.41 | 98.428 |
25-29 | 850,213 | 865,528 | 1,715,741 | 8.05 | 98.231 |
30-34 | 728,714 | 738,117 | 1,466,831 | 6.88 | 98.726 |
35-39 | 631,982 | 633,262 | 1,265,244 | 5.94 | 99.798 |
40-44 | 522,482 | 520,961 | 1,043,444 | 4.90 | 100.292 |
45-49 | 413,072 | 419,639 | 832,711 | 3.91 | 98.435 |
50-54 | 294,685 | 313,676 | 608,362 | 2.85 | 93.946 |
55-59 | 199,393 | 226,122 | 425,515 | 2.00 | 88.179 |
60-64 | 134,095 | 163,385 | 297,480 | 1.40 | 82.073 |
65-69 | 83,826 | 112,969 | 196,794 | 0.92 | 74.203 |
70-74 | 47,129 | 71,942 | 119,070 | 0.56 | 65.510 |
75-79 | 22,648 | 37,569 | 60,218 | 0.28 | 60.284 |
80-84 | 9,482 | 17,532 | 27,015 | 0.13 | 54.084 |
85-89 | 2,979 | 6,296 | 9,275 | 0.04 | 47.316 |
90-94 | 619 | 1,577 | 2,196 | 0.01 | 39.252 |
95-99 | 88 | 260 | 348 | 0.00 | 33.846 |
100+ | 7 | 26 | 33 | 0.00 | 26.923 |
Total | 10,550,240 | 10,764,714 | 21,314,956 | 98.008 |