Number of households rose 3.35% to 4.26 mil in Zambia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of households in Zambia reached an all time high of 4.26 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 0.915 mil in 1969. When compared to Zambia's main peers, number of households in Angola amounted to 6.22 mil, 13.7 mil in Tanzania, 4.40 mil in Zimbabwe and 17.1 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024.
Zambia has been ranked 62nd within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of number of households, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Households | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Angola | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.36 | 5.53 | 5.69 | 5.87 | 6.04 | ||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.625 | 0.634 | 0.641 | 0.647 | 0.654 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congo (DRC) | mil | ... | ... | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | mil | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 6.21 | 6.37 | 6.54 | 6.72 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 0.603 | 0.613 | 0.622 | 0.632 | 0.641 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 18.4 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 8.77 | 9.05 | 9.35 | 9.65 | 9.96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 3.62 | 3.73 | 3.85 | 3.99 | 4.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 3.94 | 4.07 | 4.16 | 4.24 | 4.32 |
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