Zambia Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Zambia population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Zambia in 2021 is 18,920,651, a 2.92% increase from 2020.
- The population of Zambia in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| India |
1,393,409,038 |
| Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
| Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
| Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
| Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
| Philippines |
111,046,913 |
| Egypt |
104,258,327 |
| Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
| Kenya |
54,985,698 |
| Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
| Sudan |
44,909,353 |
| Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
| Morocco |
37,344,795 |
| Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
| Angola |
33,933,610 |
| Ghana |
31,732,129 |
| Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
| Zambia |
18,920,651 |
| Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
| Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
| Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
| Honduras |
10,062,991 |
| Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
| Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
| El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
| Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
| Moldova |
4,024,019 |
| Georgia |
3,979,765 |
| Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
| Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
| Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
| Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
| Bhutan |
779,898 |
| Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
| Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
| Micronesia |
554,397 |
| Vanuatu |
314,464 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
| Kiribati |
121,392 |
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Zambia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
18,920,651 |
2.92% |
| 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% |
