Zambia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Zambia was 18,383,960 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,383,960 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,070,780 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 3,070,780
1961 3,164,330
1962 3,260,645
1963 3,360,099
1964 3,463,211
1965 3,570,466
1966 3,681,953
1967 3,797,877
1968 3,918,872
1969 4,045,740
1970 4,179,062
1971 4,319,226
1972 4,466,170
1973 4,619,549
1974 4,778,716
1975 4,943,279
1976 5,112,823
1977 5,287,544
1978 5,468,259
1979 5,656,145
1980 5,851,818
1981 6,055,361
1982 6,265,869
1983 6,481,907
1984 6,701,547
1985 6,923,148
1986 7,146,965
1987 7,372,835
1988 7,598,270
1989 7,820,199
1990 8,036,849
1991 8,246,662
1992 8,451,346
1993 8,656,484
1994 8,869,745
1995 9,096,608
1996 9,339,740
1997 9,597,610
1998 9,866,474
1999 10,140,560
2000 10,415,940
2001 10,692,200
2002 10,971,700
2003 11,256,740
2004 11,550,640
2005 11,856,240
2006 12,173,520
2007 12,502,960
2008 12,848,530
2009 13,215,140
2010 13,605,990
2011 14,023,200
2012 14,465,150
2013 14,926,550
2014 15,399,790
2015 15,879,370
2016 16,363,450
2017 16,853,610
2018 17,351,710
2019 17,861,030
2020 18,383,960

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Zambia was 9,280,950 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,280,950 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,543,006 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,543,006
1961 1,590,345
1962 1,639,220
1963 1,689,736
1964 1,742,051
1965 1,796,326
1966 1,852,580
1967 1,910,946
1968 1,971,748
1969 2,035,430
1970 2,102,304
1971 2,172,551
1972 2,246,136
1973 2,322,921
1974 2,402,641
1975 2,485,124
1976 2,570,217
1977 2,657,987
1978 2,748,709
1979 2,842,779
1980 2,940,385
1981 3,041,543
1982 3,145,883
1983 3,252,860
1984 3,361,711
1985 3,471,820
1986 3,583,301
1987 3,696,094
1988 3,809,118
1989 3,921,058
1990 4,031,146
1991 4,138,732
1992 4,244,576
1993 4,351,098
1994 4,461,643
1995 4,578,566
1996 4,703,048
1997 4,834,440
1998 4,971,195
1999 5,110,898
2000 5,251,908
2001 5,394,084
2002 5,538,432
2003 5,685,882
2004 5,837,791
2005 5,995,319
2006 6,158,454
2007 6,327,444
2008 6,503,983
2009 6,690,201
2010 6,887,474
2011 7,096,729
2012 7,317,296
2013 7,547,003
2014 7,782,731
2015 8,022,199
2016 8,264,686
2017 8,510,848
2018 8,761,437
2019 9,017,820
2020 9,280,950

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Zambia was 50.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.63 in 2009, while its lowest value was 50.13 in 1987.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.25
1961 50.26
1962 50.27
1963 50.29
1964 50.30
1965 50.31
1966 50.32
1967 50.32
1968 50.31
1969 50.31
1970 50.31
1971 50.30
1972 50.29
1973 50.28
1974 50.28
1975 50.27
1976 50.27
1977 50.27
1978 50.27
1979 50.26
1980 50.25
1981 50.23
1982 50.21
1983 50.18
1984 50.16
1985 50.15
1986 50.14
1987 50.13
1988 50.13
1989 50.14
1990 50.16
1991 50.19
1992 50.22
1993 50.26
1994 50.30
1995 50.33
1996 50.36
1997 50.37
1998 50.38
1999 50.40
2000 50.42
2001 50.45
2002 50.48
2003 50.51
2004 50.54
2005 50.57
2006 50.59
2007 50.61
2008 50.62
2009 50.63
2010 50.62
2011 50.61
2012 50.59
2013 50.56
2014 50.54
2015 50.52
2016 50.51
2017 50.50
2018 50.49
2019 50.49
2020 50.48

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Zambia was 9,103,006 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,103,006 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,527,774 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,527,774
1961 1,573,985
1962 1,621,425
1963 1,670,363
1964 1,721,160
1965 1,774,140
1966 1,829,373
1967 1,886,931
1968 1,947,124
1969 2,010,310
1970 2,076,758
1971 2,146,675
1972 2,220,034
1973 2,296,628
1974 2,376,075
1975 2,458,155
1976 2,542,606
1977 2,629,557
1978 2,719,550
1979 2,813,366
1980 2,911,433
1981 3,013,818
1982 3,119,986
1983 3,229,047
1984 3,339,836
1985 3,451,328
1986 3,563,664
1987 3,676,741
1988 3,789,152
1989 3,899,141
1990 4,005,703
1991 4,107,930
1992 4,206,770
1993 4,305,386
1994 4,408,102
1995 4,518,042
1996 4,636,692
1997 4,763,170
1998 4,895,279
1999 5,029,666
2000 5,164,034
2001 5,298,113
2002 5,433,272
2003 5,570,858
2004 5,712,850
2005 5,860,925
2006 6,015,064
2007 6,175,514
2008 6,344,548
2009 6,524,941
2010 6,718,512
2011 6,926,470
2012 7,147,852
2013 7,379,548
2014 7,617,062
2015 7,857,171
2016 8,098,763
2017 8,342,760
2018 8,590,277
2019 8,843,214
2020 9,103,006

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Zambia was 49.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.87 in 1987, while its lowest value was 49.37 in 2009.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.75
1961 49.74
1962 49.73
1963 49.71
1964 49.70
1965 49.69
1966 49.68
1967 49.68
1968 49.69
1969 49.69
1970 49.69
1971 49.70
1972 49.71
1973 49.72
1974 49.72
1975 49.73
1976 49.73
1977 49.73
1978 49.73
1979 49.74
1980 49.75
1981 49.77
1982 49.79
1983 49.82
1984 49.84
1985 49.85
1986 49.86
1987 49.87
1988 49.87
1989 49.86
1990 49.84
1991 49.81
1992 49.78
1993 49.74
1994 49.70
1995 49.67
1996 49.64
1997 49.63
1998 49.62
1999 49.60
2000 49.58
2001 49.55
2002 49.52
2003 49.49
2004 49.46
2005 49.43
2006 49.41
2007 49.39
2008 49.38
2009 49.37
2010 49.38
2011 49.39
2012 49.41
2013 49.44
2014 49.46
2015 49.48
2016 49.49
2017 49.50
2018 49.51
2019 49.51
2020 49.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population