Population in Zambia
The population of Zambia was 21,913,874 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Zambia, 2025
21,913,874
Change from 2024
+2.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
61st of 217
Population in Zambia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,913,874 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 21,314,956 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 20,723,965 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 20,152,938 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 19,603,607 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 19,059,395 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 18,513,839 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 17,973,569 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 17,441,320 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 16,914,423 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 16,399,089 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 15,895,315 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 15,398,997 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 14,913,629 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 14,437,796 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 13,965,594 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 13,490,389 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 13,021,324 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 12,565,085 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 12,129,553 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 11,718,819 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 11,338,198 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 10,983,595 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 10,647,949 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 10,325,185 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8% from 21,314,956 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16,399,089 people, the figure has changed by +33.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 61st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Population growth
2.77%
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
Population aged 65 and over
2.0%
2025 · World Bank