Population of Zambia (2025)

Zambia population

1,511,947

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 39,124 Deaths today 7

Zambia Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Protestant 75.3% 1,167,956 people
Roman Catholic 20.2% 313,316 people
other 2.7% 41,879 people
unaffiliated 1.8% 27,919 people

Zambia Population by Ethnic groups (2010 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Bemba 21% 325,725 people
Tonga 13.6% 210,946 people
Chewa 7.4% 114,779 people
Lozi 5.7% 88,411 people
Nsenga 5.3% 82,207 people
Tumbuka 4.4% 68,247 people
Ngoni 4% 62,043 people
Lala 3.1% 48,083 people
Kaonde 2.9% 44,981 people
Namwanga 2.8% 43,430 people
Lunda (north Western) 2.6% 40,328 people
Mambwe 2.5% 38,777 people
Luvale 2.2% 34,124 people
Lamba 2.1% 32,572 people
Ushi 1.9% 29,470 people
Lenje 1.6% 24,817 people
Bisa 1.6% 24,817 people
Mbunda 1.2% 18,613 people
other 13.8% 214,048 people
unspecified 0.4% 6,204 people

Zambia population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 21,892,487 10,921,381 10,971,106 100 100 100 99.5
00-04 3,600,951 1,817,139 1,783,812 16.4 16.6 16.3 101.9
05-09 3,168,966 1,595,817 1,573,149 14.5 14.6 14.3 101.4
10-14 2,765,975 1,391,419 1,374,556 12.6 12.7 12.5 101.2
15-19 2,424,973 1,218,895 1,206,078 11.1 11.2 11 101.1
20-24 2,039,234 1,020,177 1,019,057 9.3 9.3 9.3 100.1
25-29 1,688,236 838,260 849,976 7.7 7.7 7.7 98.6
30-34 1,415,360 700,140 715,220 6.5 6.4 6.5 97.9
35-39 1,196,841 592,071 604,770 5.5 5.4 5.5 97.9
40-44 964,238 478,375 485,863 4.4 4.4 4.4 98.5
45-49 782,495 390,918 391,577 3.6 3.6 3.6 99.8
50-54 574,427 289,430 284,997 2.6 2.7 2.6 101.6
55-59 400,762 201,675 199,087 1.8 1.8 1.8 101.3
60-64 280,922 135,721 145,201 1.3 1.2 1.3 93.5
65-69 211,803 94,165 117,638 1 0.9 1.1 80
70-74 163,949 68,327 95,622 0.7 0.6 0.9 71.5
75-79 116,445 48,950 67,495 0.5 0.4 0.6 72.5
80-84 64,003 26,830 37,173 0.3 0.2 0.3 72.2
85-89 25,416 10,352 15,064 0.1 0.1 0.1 68.7
90-94 6,475 2,399 4,076 0 0 0 58.9
95-99 942 302 640 0 0 0 47.2
100+ 74 19 55 0 0 0 34.5

Zambia Age structure and Population pyramid

Zambia Age structure and Population pyramid

Zambia Sex ratio

Zambia Sex ratio

Zambia Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Zambia

Zambia Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 21,259,366 2.99 616,241 99.57 28.60
2023 20,643,125 3.00 600,576 99.58 27.77
2022 20,042,549 3.01 586,544 99.59 26.96
2021 19,456,005 3.04 573,672 99.60 26.17
2020 18,882,333 3.06 561,181 99.61 25.40
2019 18,321,152 3.09 548,317 99.63 24.65
2018 17,772,835 3.10 534,904 99.65 23.91
2017 17,237,931 3.11 520,599 99.67 23.19
2016 16,717,332 3.12 505,565 99.69 22.49
2015 16,211,767 3.12 490,424 99.70 21.81
2014 15,721,343 3.12 475,257 99.69 21.15
2013 15,246,086 3.11 459,505 99.67 20.51
2012 14,786,581 3.09 443,055 99.63 19.89
2011 14,343,526 3.06 426,087 99.59 19.29
2010 13,917,439 3.03 409,590 99.54 18.72
2005 12,043,591 13.78 1,458,371 99.20 16.20
2000 10,585,220 14.39 1,331,693 98.67 14.24
1995 9,253,527 13.64 1,110,385 98.39 12.45
1990 8,143,142 16.04 1,125,850 98.42 10.95
1985 7,017,292 18.35 1,087,795 98.61 9.44
1980 5,929,497 18.99 946,480 98.81 7.98
1975 4,983,017 19.06 797,639 98.76 6.70
1970 4,185,378 17.58 625,691 98.76 5.63
1965 3,559,687 16.73 510,101 98.71 4.79
1960 3,049,586 15.34 405,680 98.70 4.10
1955 2,643,906 14.11 326,956 98.83 3.56
1950 2,316,950 99.15 3.12
Chart population Zambia Population (1950 - 2025)