Total population rose 2.92% to 20.1 mil in Zambia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Zambia reached an all time high of 20.1 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 2.37 mil in 1950. When compared to Zambia's main peers, total population in Angola amounted to 28.7 mil, 65.3 mil in Tanzania, 17.7 mil in Zimbabwe and 87.3 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024.
Zambia has been ranked 63rd within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Angola | mil | 143 | 144 | 145 | 147 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 3.87 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.85 | 3.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | mil | 412 | 416 | 419 | 422 | 425 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | mil | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 5.86 | 5.87 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 249 | 251 | 254 | 256 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 120 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 62.3 | 62.7 | 63.1 | 63.4 | 63.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 37.0 |
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