Zambia Population

Population now

21,528,921

World: 62nd
Africa: 22nd

Male:	10,666,132	(49.55 %)
Female:	10,862,789	(50.45 %)

Births in 2026:	407,748
Deaths in 2026:	69,944

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	62.56 years
Female:	68.68 years
Total:	65.63 years
Median Age:	17.64 years

Birth Rate:	33.87
Death Rate:	5.81
Growth Rate:	4.83 %
Fertility Rate:	4.20

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Zambia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.69%	49.67	18.47	7.12	46.69	45.31	48.11	16.06	18.15%	4.08
1961	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.74%	49.81	18.19	7.17	47.08	45.71	48.50	15.90	18.95%	4.20
1962	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.78%	49.87	17.93	7.21	47.45	46.07	48.86	15.76	19.79%	4.33
1963	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.82%	49.87	17.69	7.25	47.77	46.40	49.18	15.63	20.71%	4.46
1964	3M	2M	2M	0.99	1.85%	49.79	17.46	7.27	48.07	46.69	49.48	15.52	22.02%	4.60
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.88%	49.68	17.24	7.29	48.35	46.97	49.76	15.42	23.37%	4.74
1966	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.91%	49.56	17.01	7.30	48.64	47.26	50.05	15.29	24.79%	4.89
1967	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.95%	49.46	16.77	7.32	48.96	47.58	50.37	15.19	26.26%	5.05
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.99%	49.40	16.50	7.33	49.31	47.93	50.72	15.13	27.79%	5.21
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.05%	49.39	16.22	7.35	49.70	48.31	51.11	15.07	29.37%	5.38
1970	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.10%	49.41	15.92	7.37	50.11	48.71	51.53	15.02	30.35%	5.55
1971	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.17%	49.45	15.61	7.38	50.54	49.13	51.97	14.94	31.24%	5.74
1972	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.23%	49.47	15.31	7.39	50.96	49.53	52.41	14.86	32.15%	5.93
1973	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.29%	49.45	15.02	7.39	51.35	49.90	52.82	14.80	33.06%	6.14
1974	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.35%	49.38	14.75	7.38	51.70	50.22	53.20	14.75	33.99%	6.35
1975	5M	2M	2M	0.99	2.39%	49.25	14.52	7.36	52.00	50.50	53.52	14.74	34.93%	6.57
1976	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.43%	49.06	14.32	7.32	52.25	50.73	53.78	14.67	35.89%	6.79
1977	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.45%	48.81	14.16	7.28	52.45	50.93	53.98	14.65	36.86%	7.03
1978	5M	3M	3M	0.99	2.46%	48.53	14.03	7.22	52.61	51.11	54.13	14.65	37.83%	7.27
1979	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.46%	48.23	13.93	7.16	52.72	51.25	54.21	14.66	38.82%	7.52
1980	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.46%	47.91	13.86	7.09	52.80	51.37	54.25	14.68	39.82%	7.78
1981	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.45%	47.61	13.82	7.02	52.86	51.49	54.25	14.69	39.85%	8.05
1982	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.43%	47.32	13.80	6.95	52.91	51.60	54.22	14.72	39.81%	8.33
1983	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.41%	47.05	13.81	6.88	52.92	51.68	54.16	14.76	39.76%	8.61
1984	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.38%	46.82	13.85	6.81	52.87	51.70	54.05	14.83	39.71%	8.90
1985	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.34%	46.62	13.94	6.75	52.72	51.60	53.85	14.92	39.66%	9.20
1986	7M	4M	4M	0.99	2.29%	46.43	14.12	6.69	52.40	51.31	53.51	14.94	39.61%	9.50
1987	7M	4M	4M	0.99	2.21%	46.25	14.39	6.62	51.89	50.79	52.99	14.98	39.56%	9.80
1988	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.12%	46.07	14.75	6.56	51.17	50.05	52.31	15.05	39.51%	10.10
1989	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.02%	45.89	15.20	6.50	50.28	49.11	51.47	15.13	39.46%	10.39
1990	8M	4M	4M	0.99	1.91%	45.73	15.71	6.44	49.25	48.00	50.53	15.23	39.41%	10.68
1991	8M	4M	4M	0.99	1.80%	45.58	16.28	6.38	48.13	46.77	49.52	15.22	38.99%	10.96
1992	8M	4M	4M	0.99	1.70%	45.46	16.85	6.33	46.99	45.51	48.52	15.25	38.51%	11.23
1993	9M	4M	4M	0.99	1.61%	45.38	17.41	6.28	45.92	44.32	47.60	15.29	38.04%	11.50
1994	9M	4M	4M	0.99	1.53%	45.32	17.89	6.23	44.98	43.26	46.81	15.33	37.57%	11.79
1995	9M	5M	5M	0.99	1.48%	45.30	18.27	6.19	44.24	42.41	46.20	15.38	37.10%	12.09
1996	9M	5M	5M	0.99	1.45%	45.31	18.52	6.15	43.74	41.81	45.80	15.40	36.64%	12.41
1997	10M	5M	5M	0.99	1.44%	45.33	18.60	6.12	43.46	41.47	45.61	15.43	36.18%	12.75
1998	10M	5M	5M	0.98	1.45%	45.34	18.54	6.09	43.41	41.38	45.61	15.47	35.72%	13.11
1999	10M	5M	5M	0.98	1.48%	45.33	18.31	6.07	43.59	41.53	45.82	15.52	35.26%	13.47
2000	10M	5M	5M	0.98	1.52%	45.27	17.93	6.04	44.00	41.93	46.22	15.57	34.80%	13.84
2001	11M	5M	5M	0.98	1.59%	45.14	17.40	6.00	44.62	42.54	46.82	15.51	35.00%	14.21
2002	11M	5M	6M	0.98	1.68%	44.94	16.74	5.96	45.40	43.33	47.59	15.46	35.48%	14.58
2003	11M	6M	6M	0.98	1.79%	44.64	16.01	5.92	46.32	44.25	48.49	15.41	35.95%	14.96
2004	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.91%	44.27	15.21	5.86	47.35	45.27	49.52	15.37	36.43%	15.35
2005	12M	6M	6M	0.98	2.05%	43.82	14.38	5.79	48.50	46.40	50.66	15.34	36.91%	15.75
2006	12M	6M	6M	0.98	2.21%	43.33	13.51	5.72	49.76	47.64	51.92	15.29	37.40%	16.17
2007	13M	6M	6M	0.98	2.39%	42.80	12.63	5.65	51.13	49.00	53.29	15.26	37.88%	16.61
2008	13M	6M	7M	0.98	2.60%	42.27	11.74	5.57	52.61	50.46	54.75	15.24	38.37%	17.07
2009	13M	7M	7M	0.98	2.84%	41.74	10.87	5.50	54.13	51.97	56.27	15.24	38.86%	17.56
2010	14M	7M	7M	0.98	3.10%	41.19	10.05	5.42	55.66	53.48	57.79	15.23	39.36%	18.08
2011	14M	7M	7M	0.98	3.37%	40.62	9.30	5.33	57.13	54.91	59.28	15.31	39.85%	18.63
2012	14M	7M	7M	0.98	3.63%	40.00	8.64	5.23	58.50	56.22	60.71	15.38	40.35%	19.22
2013	15M	7M	8M	0.98	3.88%	39.34	8.06	5.13	59.75	57.37	62.04	15.47	40.87%	19.83
2014	15M	8M	8M	0.98	4.11%	38.65	7.57	5.03	60.83	58.33	63.25	15.57	41.38%	20.46
2015	16M	8M	8M	0.98	4.29%	37.95	7.17	4.92	61.74	59.11	64.30	15.71	41.91%	21.10
2016	16M	8M	8M	0.98	4.44%	37.29	6.86	4.81	62.46	59.70	65.17	15.85	42.44%	21.74
2017	17M	8M	9M	0.98	4.54%	36.70	6.63	4.72	63.04	60.16	65.88	16.03	42.98%	22.39
2018	17M	9M	9M	0.98	4.60%	36.19	6.46	4.63	63.51	60.53	66.45	16.22	43.52%	23.06
2019	18M	9M	9M	0.98	4.66%	35.78	6.32	4.56	63.89	60.85	66.89	16.41	44.07%	23.73
2020	18M	9M	9M	0.98	4.70%	35.44	6.22	4.50	64.19	61.13	67.24	16.59	44.63%	24.43
2021	19M	9M	10M	0.98	4.70%	35.44	6.22	4.50	64.19	61.13	67.24	16.78	45.19%	25.14
2022	19M	10M	10M	0.98	4.70%	35.44	6.22	4.50	64.19	61.13	67.24	16.96	45.76%	25.87
2023	20M	10M	10M	0.98	4.77%	34.68	6.01	4.35	64.90	61.84	67.95	17.12	46.34%	26.62
2024	21M	10M	10M	0.98	4.80%	34.43	5.94	4.30	65.14	62.08	68.18	17.30	46.91%	27.38
2025	21M	11M	11M	0.98	4.82%	34.18	5.87	4.25	65.38	62.32	68.42	17.49	47.50%	28.16
2026	22M	11M	11M	0.98	4.83%	33.87	5.81	4.20	65.63	62.56	68.68	17.64	48.09%	28.96

Zambia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	22M	11M	11M	0.98	4.83%	33.55	5.75	4.16	65.87	62.80	68.93	17.81	48.68%	29.78
2028	23M	11M	12M	0.98	4.85%	33.24	5.68	4.11	66.12	63.03	69.19	18.00	49.28%	30.61
2029	24M	12M	12M	0.98	4.86%	32.92	5.62	4.07	66.36	63.27	69.44	18.17	49.88%	31.46
2030	24M	12M	12M	0.98	4.87%	32.61	5.56	4.02	66.61	63.51	69.70	18.35	50.48%	32.32
2031	25M	12M	13M	0.98	4.84%	32.26	5.52	3.98	66.83	63.73	69.93	18.52	51.08%	33.20
2032	26M	13M	13M	0.98	4.82%	31.90	5.48	3.93	67.06	63.94	70.17	18.68	51.69%	34.09
2033	26M	13M	13M	0.98	4.81%	31.55	5.43	3.89	67.28	64.16	70.40	18.85	52.30%	34.99
2034	27M	13M	14M	0.98	4.79%	31.19	5.39	3.84	67.51	64.37	70.64	19.02	52.91%	35.91
2035	28M	14M	14M	0.98	4.76%	30.84	5.35	3.80	67.73	64.59	70.87	19.20	53.51%	36.83
2036	28M	14M	14M	0.98	4.72%	30.49	5.33	3.76	67.93	64.78	71.08	19.35	54.12%	37.77
2037	29M	14M	15M	0.98	4.68%	30.14	5.31	3.72	68.13	64.97	71.30	19.51	54.72%	38.72
2038	30M	15M	15M	0.98	4.64%	29.80	5.28	3.69	68.34	65.17	71.51	19.66	55.32%	39.68
2039	31M	15M	15M	0.98	4.60%	29.45	5.26	3.65	68.54	65.36	71.73	19.82	55.92%	40.66
2040	31M	16M	16M	0.98	4.55%	29.10	5.24	3.61	68.74	65.55	71.94	19.99	56.52%	41.64
2041	32M	16M	16M	0.98	4.49%	28.78	5.24	3.58	68.92	65.72	72.14	20.15	57.12%	42.63
2042	33M	16M	17M	0.98	4.44%	28.46	5.23	3.54	69.11	65.90	72.33	20.32	57.72%	43.64
2043	34M	17M	17M	0.98	4.38%	28.15	5.23	3.51	69.29	66.07	72.53	20.49	58.31%	44.65
2044	34M	17M	17M	0.98	4.33%	27.83	5.22	3.47	69.48	66.25	72.72	20.66	58.90%	45.67
2045	35M	17M	18M	0.98	4.27%	27.51	5.22	3.44	69.66	66.42	72.92	20.85	59.49%	46.70
2046	36M	18M	18M	0.98	4.21%	27.23	5.23	3.41	69.83	66.58	73.10	21.01	60.07%	47.74
2047	37M	18M	19M	0.98	4.14%	26.94	5.24	3.38	70.01	66.74	73.28	21.19	60.65%	48.79
2048	38M	19M	19M	0.98	4.07%	26.66	5.26	3.34	70.18	66.91	73.47	21.37	61.23%	49.84
2049	38M	19M	19M	0.98	4.00%	26.37	5.27	3.31	70.36	67.07	73.65	21.56	61.81%	50.91
2050	39M	19M	20M	0.98	3.94%	26.09	5.28	3.28	70.53	67.23	73.83	21.76	62.38%	51.98

Highest City Populations in Zambia

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Lusaka	2,981,110	1,267,440
2	Kitwe	723,807	400,914
3	Ndola	564,284	394,518

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