Population in Urban Area, now
3,095,458
- World: 164th
- Africa: 26th
- Zambia: 1st
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
1,267,440
- World: 268th
- Africa: 36th
- Zambia: 1st
Lusaka Urban Area Population Graph
Lusaka Urban Area Population History
1950 31,000
1951 35,000
1952 39,000
1953 43,000
1954 48,000
1955 53,000
1956 59,000
1957 66,000
1958 73,000
1959 82,000
1960 91,000
1961 101,000
1962 113,000
1963 126,000
1964 142,000
1965 160,000
1966 180,000
1967 203,000
1968 229,000
1969 258,000
1970 278,000
1971 296,000
1972 316,000
1973 338,000
1974 360,000
1975 385,000
1976 410,000
1977 438,000
1978 468,000
1979 499,000
1980 533,000
1981 553,000
1982 573,000
1983 593,000
1984 614,000
1985 636,000
1986 659,000
1987 682,000
1988 706,000
1989 731,000
1990 757,000
1991 784,000
1992 812,000
1993 841,000
1994 871,000
1995 902,000
1996 934,000
1997 967,000
1998 1,001,000
1999 1,036,000
2000 1,073,000
2001 1,121,000
2002 1,176,000
2003 1,234,000
2004 1,294,000
2005 1,357,000
2006 1,423,000
2007 1,493,000
2008 1,566,000
2009 1,643,000
2010 1,723,000
2011 1,807,000
2012 1,895,000
2013 1,988,000
2014 2,085,000
2015 2,187,000
2016 2,294,000
2017 2,406,000
2018 2,524,000
2019 2,647,000
2020 2,774,000
2021 2,906,000
2022 3,042,000
2023 3,181,000
2024 3,324,000
Lusaka Urban Area Population Projections
2025 3,471,000
2026 3,621,000
2027 3,776,000
2028 3,935,000
2029 4,098,000
2030 4,267,000
2031 4,440,000
2032 4,618,000
2033 4,801,000
2034 4,989,000
2035 5,183,000