Urban population share in Zambia
45.9% of people in Zambia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Zambia, 2025
45.9%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
159th of 217
Urban population share in Zambia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.9% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 45.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.0%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 159th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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Population estimates and projections
20,723,965 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.5 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.10 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.83%
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Population
21,913,874 people
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Population growth
2.77%
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