Zambia Population Growth Rate 1950-2025
Chart and table of Zambia population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Zambia in 2025 is 21,706,928, a 2.71% increase from 2024.
- The population of Zambia in 2024 was 21,134,695, a 2.75% increase from 2023.
- The population of Zambia in 2023 was 20,569,737, a 2.76% increase from 2022.
- The population of Zambia in 2022 was 20,017,675, a 2.8% increase from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2025 Population Growth Rate |
| India |
1,454,606,724 |
| Indonesia |
282,004,306 |
| Pakistan |
249,948,885 |
| Nigeria |
234,573,603 |
| Bangladesh |
176,421,509 |
| Philippines |
120,864,358 |
| Egypt |
116,275,465 |
| Vietnam |
100,103,979 |
| Kenya |
57,323,930 |
| Myanmar |
55,336,783 |
| Sudan |
50,614,633 |
| Angola |
38,942,791 |
| Ukraine |
38,759,076 |
| Morocco |
38,571,289 |
| Uzbekistan |
36,159,016 |
| Ghana |
35,439,785 |
| Cameroon |
30,150,781 |
| Sri Lanka |
22,000,246 |
| Zambia |
21,706,928 |
| Cambodia |
17,293,532 |
| Bolivia |
12,746,148 |
| Tunisia |
12,665,802 |
| Honduras |
10,923,967 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,701,144 |
| Nicaragua |
7,237,313 |
| El Salvador |
6,426,229 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,383,738 |
| Mauritania |
5,128,141 |
| Georgia |
3,709,510 |
| Mongolia |
3,537,947 |
| Moldova |
3,254,966 |
| Lesotho |
2,381,381 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,399,184 |
| Eswatini |
1,234,858 |
| Djibouti |
1,168,257 |
| Bhutan |
797,335 |
| Solomon Islands |
773,027 |
| Cabo Verde |
610,209 |
| Micronesia |
554,732 |
| Vanuatu |
350,202 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
240,979 |
| Kiribati |
137,984 |
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Zambia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
21,706,928 |
2.71% |
| 2024 |
21,134,695 |
2.75% |
| 2023 |
20,569,737 |
2.76% |
| 2022 |
20,017,675 |
2.80% |
| 2021 |
19,473,125 |
2.88% |
| 2020 |
18,927,715 |
2.98% |
| 2019 |
18,380,477 |
3.05% |
| 2018 |
17,835,893 |
3.11% |
| 2017 |
17,298,054 |
3.16% |
| 2016 |
16,767,761 |
3.20% |
| 2015 |
16,248,230 |
3.24% |
| 2014 |
15,737,793 |
3.30% |
| 2013 |
15,234,976 |
3.33% |
| 2012 |
14,744,658 |
3.36% |
| 2011 |
14,265,814 |
3.43% |
| 2010 |
13,792,086 |
3.56% |
| 2009 |
13,318,087 |
3.62% |
| 2008 |
12,852,966 |
3.64% |
| 2007 |
12,402,073 |
3.60% |
| 2006 |
11,971,567 |
3.52% |
| 2005 |
11,564,870 |
3.37% |
| 2004 |
11,188,040 |
3.23% |
| 2003 |
10,837,973 |
3.14% |
| 2002 |
10,508,294 |
3.10% |
| 2001 |
10,191,964 |
3.04% |
| 2000 |
9,891,136 |
2.81% |
| 1999 |
9,621,238 |
2.65% |
| 1998 |
9,372,430 |
2.62% |
| 1997 |
9,133,156 |
2.60% |
| 1996 |
8,902,019 |
2.51% |
| 1995 |
8,684,135 |
2.48% |
| 1994 |
8,474,216 |
2.46% |
| 1993 |
8,270,917 |
2.43% |
| 1992 |
8,074,337 |
2.46% |
| 1991 |
7,880,466 |
2.52% |
| 1990 |
7,686,401 |
2.60% |
| 1989 |
7,491,275 |
2.70% |
| 1988 |
7,294,325 |
2.81% |
| 1987 |
7,095,185 |
2.96% |
| 1986 |
6,890,967 |
3.06% |
| 1985 |
6,686,449 |
3.06% |
| 1984 |
6,488,072 |
3.13% |
| 1983 |
6,291,070 |
3.29% |
| 1982 |
6,090,818 |
3.28% |
| 1981 |
5,897,481 |
3.09% |
| 1980 |
5,720,438 |
3.01% |
| 1979 |
5,553,462 |
3.01% |
| 1978 |
5,391,355 |
3.02% |
| 1977 |
5,233,292 |
3.02% |
| 1976 |
5,079,672 |
3.01% |
| 1975 |
4,931,249 |
2.97% |
| 1974 |
4,789,038 |
2.92% |
| 1973 |
4,653,289 |
2.87% |
| 1972 |
4,523,581 |
2.81% |
| 1971 |
4,399,919 |
2.76% |
| 1970 |
4,281,671 |
2.95% |
| 1969 |
4,159,007 |
3.22% |
| 1968 |
4,029,173 |
3.28% |
| 1967 |
3,901,288 |
3.27% |
| 1966 |
3,777,680 |
3.27% |
| 1965 |
3,658,024 |
3.25% |
| 1964 |
3,542,764 |
3.25% |
| 1963 |
3,431,381 |
3.25% |
| 1962 |
3,323,427 |
3.23% |
| 1961 |
3,219,451 |
3.21% |
| 1960 |
3,119,430 |
3.18% |
| 1959 |
3,023,340 |
3.15% |
| 1958 |
2,931,128 |
3.11% |
| 1957 |
2,842,807 |
3.07% |
| 1956 |
2,758,241 |
3.03% |
| 1955 |
2,677,209 |
2.99% |
| 1954 |
2,599,541 |
2.95% |
| 1953 |
2,525,024 |
2.91% |
| 1952 |
2,453,511 |
2.88% |
| 1951 |
2,384,836 |
2.86% |
| 1950 |
2,318,448 |
0.00% |
