Population growth in Zambia
The population of Zambia changed by 2.77% in 2025.
Zambia, 2025
2.77%
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
19th of 217
Population growth in Zambia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.77% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.81% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.79% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.76% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.82% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.90% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.96% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 3.01% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 3.07% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 3.09% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 3.12% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 3.17% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 3.20% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 3.24% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 3.33% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 3.46% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 3.54% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 3.57% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 3.53% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 3.44% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 3.30% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 3.18% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 3.10% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 3.08% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 3.02% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 2.81% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.12%, the figure has changed by −0.35 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Population
21,913,874 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
6,562 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
20,723,965 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.10 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.83%
2023 · UN Population Division