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Population in Zambia

Latest: 21,913,874
Previous: 21,314,956
Change: +598,918 (+2.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Zambia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	3,812,003
Dec 31, 1967	3,936,343
Dec 31, 1968	4,065,593
Dec 31, 1969	4,197,116
Dec 31, 1970	4,321,718
Dec 31, 1971	4,442,525
Dec 31, 1972	4,569,309
Dec 31, 1973	4,702,693
Dec 31, 1974	4,842,746
Dec 31, 1975	4,990,086
Dec 31, 1976	5,143,842
Dec 31, 1977	5,302,480
Dec 31, 1978	5,465,374
Dec 31, 1979	5,631,728
Dec 31, 1980	5,802,833
Dec 31, 1981	5,983,289
Dec 31, 1982	6,178,637
Dec 31, 1983	6,381,038
Dec 31, 1984	6,580,490
Dec 31, 1985	6,780,953
Dec 31, 1986	6,986,471
Dec 31, 1987	7,191,282
Dec 31, 1988	7,391,440
Dec 31, 1989	7,589,216
Dec 31, 1990	7,786,169
Dec 31, 1991	7,981,650
Dec 31, 1992	8,176,680
Dec 31, 1993	8,373,921
Dec 31, 1994	8,576,269
Dec 31, 1995	8,785,763
Dec 31, 1996	9,004,053
Dec 31, 1997	9,237,063
Dec 31, 1998	9,482,408
Dec 31, 1999	9,740,005
Dec 31, 2000	10,017,631
Dec 31, 2001	10,325,185
Dec 31, 2002	10,647,949
Dec 31, 2003	10,983,595
Dec 31, 2004	11,338,198
Dec 31, 2005	11,718,819
Dec 31, 2006	12,129,553
Dec 31, 2007	12,565,085
Dec 31, 2008	13,021,324
Dec 31, 2009	13,490,389
Dec 31, 2010	13,965,594
Dec 31, 2011	14,437,796
Dec 31, 2012	14,913,629
Dec 31, 2013	15,398,997
Dec 31, 2014	15,895,315
Dec 31, 2015	16,399,089
Dec 31, 2016	16,914,423
Dec 31, 2017	17,441,320
Dec 31, 2018	17,973,569
Dec 31, 2019	18,513,839
Dec 31, 2020	19,059,395
Dec 31, 2021	19,603,607
Dec 31, 2022	20,152,938
Dec 31, 2023	20,723,965
Dec 31, 2024	21,314,956
Dec 31, 2025	21,913,874

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