Zambia Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Zambia population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Zambia in 2024 is 21,134,695, a 2.75% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Zambia in 2023 was 20,569,737, a 2.76% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Zambia in 2022 was 20,017,675, a 2.8% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Zambia in 2021 was 19,473,125, a 2.88% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Zambia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 21,134,695 2.75%
2023 20,569,737 2.76%
2022 20,017,675 2.80%
2021 19,473,125 2.88%
2020 18,927,715 2.98%
2019 18,380,477 3.05%
2018 17,835,893 3.11%
2017 17,298,054 3.16%
2016 16,767,761 3.20%
2015 16,248,230 3.24%
2014 15,737,793 3.30%
2013 15,234,976 3.33%
2012 14,744,658 3.36%
2011 14,265,814 3.43%
2010 13,792,086 3.56%
2009 13,318,087 3.62%
2008 12,852,966 3.64%
2007 12,402,073 3.60%
2006 11,971,567 3.52%
2005 11,564,870 3.37%
2004 11,188,040 3.23%
2003 10,837,973 3.14%
2002 10,508,294 3.10%
2001 10,191,964 3.04%
2000 9,891,136 2.81%
1999 9,621,238 2.65%
1998 9,372,430 2.62%
1997 9,133,156 2.60%
1996 8,902,019 2.51%
1995 8,684,135 2.48%
1994 8,474,216 2.46%
1993 8,270,917 2.43%
1992 8,074,337 2.46%
1991 7,880,466 2.52%
1990 7,686,401 2.60%
1989 7,491,275 2.70%
1988 7,294,325 2.81%
1987 7,095,185 2.96%
1986 6,890,967 3.06%
1985 6,686,449 3.06%
1984 6,488,072 3.13%
1983 6,291,070 3.29%
1982 6,090,818 3.28%
1981 5,897,481 3.09%
1980 5,720,438 3.01%
1979 5,553,462 3.01%
1978 5,391,355 3.02%
1977 5,233,292 3.02%
1976 5,079,672 3.01%
1975 4,931,249 2.97%
1974 4,789,038 2.92%
1973 4,653,289 2.87%
1972 4,523,581 2.81%
1971 4,399,919 2.76%
1970 4,281,671 2.95%
1969 4,159,007 3.22%
1968 4,029,173 3.28%
1967 3,901,288 3.27%
1966 3,777,680 3.27%
1965 3,658,024 3.25%
1964 3,542,764 3.25%
1963 3,431,381 3.25%
1962 3,323,427 3.23%
1961 3,219,451 3.21%
1960 3,119,430 3.18%
1959 3,023,340 3.15%
1958 2,931,128 3.11%
1957 2,842,807 3.07%
1956 2,758,241 3.03%
1955 2,677,209 2.99%
1954 2,599,541 2.95%
1953 2,525,024 2.91%
1952 2,453,511 2.88%
1951 2,384,836 2.86%
1950 2,318,448 0.00%