Population of Zambia
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Zambia is 20,150,344 as of September 27, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Zambia is projected at 18,920,651 or 18.921 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Zambia is projected at 18,383,955 or 18.384 million people for the year 2020. Zambia ranks number 65th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Zambia is ranked 22nd among 58 countries in Africa.
Zambia's population will be increased year by year. The Zambia population is projected to reach 24.33 million in 2030 and increase further to 39.12 million in 2050 and 81.55 million by 2100. Zambia accounts for 0.24 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.10% in 1955 and is projected to increase by 0.75% by 2100.
Zambia was at 102nd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase to 30th in 2100.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
1950 | 2,310,442 | - | - | 0.09 |
1951 | 2,368,604 | 58,162 | 2.52 | 0.09 |
1952 | 2,431,344 | 62,740 | 2.65 | 0.09 |
1953 | 2,498,465 | 67,121 | 2.76 | 0.09 |
1954 | 2,569,748 | 71,283 | 2.85 | 0.09 |
1955 | 2,644,976 | 75,228 | 2.93 | 0.10 |
1956 | 2,723,864 | 78,888 | 2.98 | 0.10 |
1957 | 2,806,164 | 82,300 | 3.02 | 0.10 |
1958 | 2,891,581 | 85,417 | 3.04 | 0.10 |
1959 | 2,979,852 | 88,271 | 3.05 | 0.10 |
1960 | 3,070,776 | 90,924 | 3.05 | 0.10 |
1961 | 3,164,329 | 93,553 | 3.05 | 0.10 |
1962 | 3,260,650 | 96,321 | 3.04 | 0.10 |
1963 | 3,360,104 | 99,454 | 3.05 | 0.10 |
1964 | 3,463,213 | 103,109 | 3.07 | 0.11 |
1965 | 3,570,464 | 107,251 | 3.10 | 0.11 |
1966 | 3,681,955 | 111,491 | 3.12 | 0.11 |
1967 | 3,797,873 | 115,918 | 3.15 | 0.11 |
1968 | 3,918,872 | 120,999 | 3.19 | 0.11 |
1969 | 4,045,740 | 126,868 | 3.24 | 0.11 |
1970 | 4,179,067 | 133,327 | 3.30 | 0.11 |
1971 | 4,319,224 | 140,157 | 3.35 | 0.11 |
1972 | 4,466,174 | 146,950 | 3.40 | 0.12 |
1973 | 4,619,546 | 153,372 | 3.43 | 0.12 |
1974 | 4,778,724 | 159,178 | 3.45 | 0.12 |
1975 | 4,943,283 | 164,559 | 3.44 | 0.12 |
1976 | 5,112,823 | 169,540 | 3.43 | 0.12 |
1977 | 5,287,548 | 174,725 | 3.42 | 0.13 |
1978 | 5,468,262 | 180,714 | 3.42 | 0.13 |
1979 | 5,656,139 | 187,877 | 3.44 | 0.13 |
1980 | 5,851,825 | 195,686 | 3.46 | 0.13 |
1981 | 6,055,366 | 203,541 | 3.48 | 0.13 |
1982 | 6,265,864 | 210,498 | 3.48 | 0.14 |
1983 | 6,481,916 | 216,052 | 3.45 | 0.14 |
1984 | 6,701,540 | 219,624 | 3.39 | 0.14 |
1985 | 6,923,149 | 221,609 | 3.31 | 0.14 |
1986 | 7,146,969 | 223,820 | 3.23 | 0.14 |
1987 | 7,372,837 | 225,868 | 3.16 | 0.15 |
1988 | 7,598,275 | 225,438 | 3.06 | 0.15 |
1989 | 7,820,205 | 221,930 | 2.92 | 0.15 |
1990 | 8,036,845 | 216,640 | 2.77 | 0.15 |
1991 | 8,246,656 | 209,811 | 2.61 | 0.15 |
1992 | 8,451,347 | 204,691 | 2.48 | 0.15 |
1993 | 8,656,486 | 205,139 | 2.43 | 0.16 |
1994 | 8,869,740 | 213,254 | 2.46 | 0.16 |
1995 | 9,096,607 | 226,867 | 2.56 | 0.16 |
1996 | 9,339,733 | 243,126 | 2.67 | 0.16 |
1997 | 9,597,609 | 257,876 | 2.76 | 0.16 |
1998 | 9,866,476 | 268,867 | 2.80 | 0.16 |
1999 | 10,140,561 | 274,085 | 2.78 | 0.17 |
2000 | 10,415,944 | 275,383 | 2.72 | 0.17 |
2001 | 10,692,193 | 276,249 | 2.65 | 0.17 |
2002 | 10,971,698 | 279,505 | 2.61 | 0.17 |
2003 | 11,256,743 | 285,045 | 2.60 | 0.18 |
2004 | 11,550,642 | 293,899 | 2.61 | 0.18 |
2005 | 11,856,247 | 305,605 | 2.65 | 0.18 |
2006 | 12,173,514 | 317,267 | 2.68 | 0.18 |
2007 | 12,502,958 | 329,444 | 2.71 | 0.19 |
2008 | 12,848,530 | 345,572 | 2.76 | 0.19 |
2009 | 13,215,139 | 366,609 | 2.85 | 0.19 |
2010 | 13,605,984 | 390,845 | 2.96 | 0.20 |
2011 | 14,023,203 | 417,219 | 3.07 | 0.20 |
2012 | 14,465,150 | 441,947 | 3.15 | 0.20 |
2013 | 14,926,544 | 461,394 | 3.19 | 0.21 |
2014 | 15,399,788 | 473,244 | 3.17 | 0.21 |
2015 | 15,879,361 | 479,573 | 3.11 | 0.22 |
2016 | 16,363,458 | 484,097 | 3.05 | 0.22 |
2017 | 16,853,599 | 490,141 | 3.00 | 0.22 |
2018 | 17,351,708 | 498,109 | 2.96 | 0.23 |
2019 | 17,861,030 | 509,322 | 2.94 | 0.23 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
2020 | 18,383,955 | 522,925 | 2.93 | 0.24 |
2021 | 18,920,651 | 536,696 | 2.92 | 0.24 |
2022 | 19,470,234 | 549,583 | 2.90 | 0.24 |
2023 | 20,032,812 | 562,578 | 2.89 | 0.25 |
2024 | 20,608,359 | 575,547 | 2.87 | 0.25 |
2025 | 21,196,801 | 588,442 | 2.86 | 0.26 |
2026 | 21,798,153 | 601,352 | 2.84 | 0.26 |
2027 | 22,412,316 | 614,163 | 2.82 | 0.27 |
2028 | 23,038,730 | 626,414 | 2.79 | 0.27 |
2029 | 23,676,661 | 637,931 | 2.77 | 0.28 |
2030 | 24,325,505 | 648,844 | 2.74 | 0.28 |
2031 | 24,984,961 | 659,456 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
2032 | 25,654,798 | 669,837 | 2.68 | 0.30 |
2033 | 26,334,558 | 679,760 | 2.65 | 0.30 |
2034 | 27,023,734 | 689,176 | 2.62 | 0.31 |
2035 | 27,721,896 | 698,162 | 2.58 | 0.31 |
2036 | 28,428,667 | 706,771 | 2.55 | 0.32 |
2037 | 29,143,814 | 715,147 | 2.52 | 0.32 |
2038 | 29,867,201 | 723,387 | 2.48 | 0.33 |
2039 | 30,598,792 | 731,591 | 2.45 | 0.33 |
2040 | 31,338,483 | 739,691 | 2.42 | 0.34 |
2041 | 32,086,104 | 747,621 | 2.39 | 0.35 |
2042 | 32,841,342 | 755,238 | 2.35 | 0.35 |
2043 | 33,603,854 | 762,512 | 2.32 | 0.36 |
2044 | 34,373,196 | 769,342 | 2.29 | 0.36 |
2045 | 35,149,038 | 775,842 | 2.26 | 0.37 |
2046 | 35,931,106 | 782,068 | 2.23 | 0.38 |
2047 | 36,719,296 | 788,190 | 2.19 | 0.38 |
2048 | 37,513,609 | 794,313 | 2.16 | 0.39 |
2049 | 38,314,144 | 800,535 | 2.13 | 0.40 |
2050 | 39,120,917 | 806,773 | 2.11 | 0.40 |
2051 | 39,933,823 | 812,906 | 2.08 | 0.41 |
2052 | 40,752,621 | 818,798 | 2.05 | 0.41 |
2053 | 41,577,048 | 824,427 | 2.02 | 0.42 |
2054 | 42,406,782 | 829,734 | 2.00 | 0.43 |
2055 | 43,241,551 | 834,769 | 1.97 | 0.43 |
2056 | 44,081,041 | 839,490 | 1.94 | 0.44 |
2057 | 44,925,128 | 844,087 | 1.91 | 0.45 |
2058 | 45,773,853 | 848,725 | 1.89 | 0.45 |
2059 | 46,627,341 | 853,488 | 1.86 | 0.46 |
2060 | 47,485,579 | 858,238 | 1.84 | 0.47 |
2061 | 48,348,443 | 862,864 | 1.82 | 0.47 |
2062 | 49,215,488 | 867,045 | 1.79 | 0.48 |
2063 | 50,086,058 | 870,570 | 1.77 | 0.49 |
2064 | 50,959,315 | 873,257 | 1.74 | 0.50 |
2065 | 51,834,554 | 875,239 | 1.72 | 0.50 |
2066 | 52,711,361 | 876,807 | 1.69 | 0.51 |
2067 | 53,589,514 | 878,153 | 1.67 | 0.52 |
2068 | 54,468,799 | 879,285 | 1.64 | 0.52 |
2069 | 55,349,034 | 880,235 | 1.62 | 0.53 |
2070 | 56,230,033 | 880,999 | 1.59 | 0.54 |
2071 | 57,111,510 | 881,477 | 1.57 | 0.54 |
2072 | 57,993,115 | 881,605 | 1.54 | 0.55 |
2073 | 58,874,527 | 881,412 | 1.52 | 0.56 |
2074 | 59,755,428 | 880,901 | 1.50 | 0.57 |
2075 | 60,635,510 | 880,082 | 1.47 | 0.57 |
2076 | 61,514,427 | 878,917 | 1.45 | 0.58 |
2077 | 62,391,914 | 877,487 | 1.43 | 0.59 |
2078 | 63,267,867 | 875,953 | 1.40 | 0.59 |
2079 | 64,142,234 | 874,367 | 1.38 | 0.60 |
2080 | 65,014,875 | 872,641 | 1.36 | 0.61 |
2081 | 65,885,593 | 870,718 | 1.34 | 0.62 |
2082 | 66,753,965 | 868,372 | 1.32 | 0.62 |
2083 | 67,619,420 | 865,455 | 1.30 | 0.63 |
2084 | 68,481,237 | 861,817 | 1.27 | 0.64 |
2085 | 69,338,816 | 857,579 | 1.25 | 0.64 |
2086 | 70,191,783 | 852,967 | 1.23 | 0.65 |
2087 | 71,039,947 | 848,164 | 1.21 | 0.66 |
2088 | 71,883,133 | 843,186 | 1.19 | 0.67 |
2089 | 72,721,240 | 838,107 | 1.17 | 0.67 |
2090 | 73,554,125 | 832,885 | 1.15 | 0.68 |
2091 | 74,381,597 | 827,472 | 1.12 | 0.69 |
2092 | 75,203,383 | 821,786 | 1.10 | 0.69 |
2093 | 76,019,211 | 815,828 | 1.08 | 0.70 |
2094 | 76,828,802 | 809,591 | 1.06 | 0.71 |
2095 | 77,631,916 | 803,114 | 1.05 | 0.72 |
2096 | 78,428,394 | 796,478 | 1.03 | 0.72 |
2097 | 79,218,087 | 789,693 | 1.01 | 0.73 |
2098 | 80,000,947 | 782,860 | 0.99 | 0.74 |
2099 | 80,776,966 | 776,019 | 0.97 | 0.74 |
2100 | 81,546,200 | 769,234 | 0.95 | 0.75 |