Life expectancy estimates and projections in Zambia
Life expectancy at birth in Zambia was 66.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Zambia, 2023 (latest estimate)
66.3
Change from 2022
+1.6%
Projection for 2030
67.5 years
Projection for 2050
70.5 years
Projection for 2100
77.3 years
Position in 2023
179th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Zambia over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 77.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 76.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 76.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 75.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 74.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 73.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 73.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 72.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 71.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 71.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 70.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 69.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 69.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 68.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 67.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 66.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 66.3 years |
| 2022 | 65.3 years |
| 2021 | 62.4 years |
| 2020 | 63.4 years |
| 2019 | 62.9 years |
| 2018 | 62.1 years |
| 2017 | 61.6 years |
| 2016 | 61.1 years |
| 2015 | 60.7 years |
| 2014 | 60.1 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 65.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 59.4 years, the figure has changed by +11.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Zambia has the 179th highest value.