Zambia Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Zambia population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Zambia in 2020 is 18,383,955, a 2.93% increase from 2019.
- The population of Zambia in 2019 was 17,861,030, a 2.94% increase from 2018.
- The population of Zambia in 2018 was 17,351,708, a 2.96% increase from 2017.
- The population of Zambia in 2017 was 16,853,599, a 3% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| India | 1,380,004,385 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 |
| Egypt | 102,334,404 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 |
| Myanmar | 54,409,800 |
| Kenya | 53,771,296 |
| Sudan | 43,849,260 |
| Ukraine | 43,733,762 |
| Morocco | 36,910,560 |
| Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 |
| Angola | 32,866,272 |
| Ghana | 31,072,940 |
| Cameroon | 26,545,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 |
| Zambia | 18,383,955 |
| Cambodia | 16,718,965 |
| Tunisia | 11,818,619 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,021 |
| Honduras | 9,904,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 |
| Nicaragua | 6,624,554 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,205 |
| Mauritania | 4,649,658 |
| Moldova | 4,033,963 |
| Georgia | 3,989,167 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,290 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,249 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,164 |
| Djibouti | 988,000 |
| Bhutan | 771,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 686,884 |
| Cabo Verde | 555,987 |
| Micronesia | 548,914 |
| Vanuatu | 307,145 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 |
| Kiribati | 119,449 |
| Zambia - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 18,383,955 | 2.93% |
| 2019 | 17,861,030 | 2.94% |
| 2018 | 17,351,708 | 2.96% |
| 2017 | 16,853,599 | 3.00% |
| 2016 | 16,363,458 | 3.05% |
| 2015 | 15,879,361 | 3.11% |
| 2014 | 15,399,788 | 3.17% |
| 2013 | 14,926,544 | 3.19% |
| 2012 | 14,465,150 | 3.15% |
| 2011 | 14,023,203 | 3.07% |
| 2010 | 13,605,984 | 2.96% |
| 2009 | 13,215,139 | 2.85% |
| 2008 | 12,848,530 | 2.76% |
| 2007 | 12,502,958 | 2.71% |
| 2006 | 12,173,514 | 2.68% |
| 2005 | 11,856,247 | 2.65% |
| 2004 | 11,550,642 | 2.61% |
| 2003 | 11,256,743 | 2.60% |
| 2002 | 10,971,698 | 2.61% |
| 2001 | 10,692,193 | 2.65% |
| 2000 | 10,415,944 | 2.72% |
| 1999 | 10,140,561 | 2.78% |
| 1998 | 9,866,476 | 2.80% |
| 1997 | 9,597,609 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | 9,339,733 | 2.67% |
| 1995 | 9,096,607 | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 8,869,740 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | 8,656,486 | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 8,451,347 | 2.48% |
| 1991 | 8,246,656 | 2.61% |
| 1990 | 8,036,845 | 2.77% |
| 1989 | 7,820,205 | 2.92% |
| 1988 | 7,598,275 | 3.06% |
| 1987 | 7,372,837 | 3.16% |
| 1986 | 7,146,969 | 3.23% |
| 1985 | 6,923,149 | 3.31% |
| 1984 | 6,701,540 | 3.39% |
| 1983 | 6,481,916 | 3.45% |
| 1982 | 6,265,864 | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 6,055,366 | 3.48% |
| 1980 | 5,851,825 | 3.46% |
| 1979 | 5,656,139 | 3.44% |
| 1978 | 5,468,262 | 3.42% |
| 1977 | 5,287,548 | 3.42% |
| 1976 | 5,112,823 | 3.43% |
| 1975 | 4,943,283 | 3.44% |
| 1974 | 4,778,724 | 3.45% |
| 1973 | 4,619,546 | 3.43% |
| 1972 | 4,466,174 | 3.40% |
| 1971 | 4,319,224 | 3.35% |
| 1970 | 4,179,067 | 3.30% |
| 1969 | 4,045,740 | 3.24% |
| 1968 | 3,918,872 | 3.19% |
| 1967 | 3,797,873 | 3.15% |
| 1966 | 3,681,955 | 3.12% |
| 1965 | 3,570,464 | 3.10% |
| 1964 | 3,463,213 | 3.07% |
| 1963 | 3,360,104 | 3.05% |
| 1962 | 3,260,650 | 3.04% |
| 1961 | 3,164,329 | 3.05% |
| 1960 | 3,070,776 | 3.05% |
| 1959 | 2,979,852 | 3.05% |
| 1958 | 2,891,581 | 3.04% |
| 1957 | 2,806,164 | 3.02% |
| 1956 | 2,723,864 | 2.98% |
| 1955 | 2,644,976 | 2.93% |
| 1954 | 2,569,748 | 2.85% |
| 1953 | 2,498,465 | 2.76% |
| 1952 | 2,431,344 | 2.65% |
| 1951 | 2,368,604 | 2.52% |
| 1950 | 2,310,442 | 0.00% |
