Population of Zambia
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The Population of Zambia was 19,473,125 in 2021, a difference of +545,410 (3% increase) from 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank.

The chart and table below shows the population of Zambia for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Population of Zambia
Population of Zambia
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Year Population
1,960 3,119,430.00
1,961 3,219,451.00
1,962 3,323,427.00
1,963 3,431,381.00
1,964 3,542,764.00
1,965 3,658,024.00
1,966 3,777,680.00
1,967 3,901,288.00
1,968 4,029,173.00
1,969 4,159,007.00
1,970 4,281,671.00
1,971 4,399,919.00
1,972 4,523,581.00
1,973 4,653,289.00
1,974 4,789,038.00
1,975 4,931,249.00
1,976 5,079,672.00
1,977 5,233,292.00
1,978 5,391,355.00
1,979 5,553,462.00
1,980 5,720,438.00
1,981 5,897,481.00
1,982 6,090,818.00
1,983 6,291,070.00
1,984 6,488,072.00
1,985 6,686,449.00
1,986 6,890,967.00
1,987 7,095,185.00
1,988 7,294,325.00
1,989 7,491,275.00
1,990 7,686,401.00
1,991 7,880,466.00
1,992 8,074,337.00
1,993 8,270,917.00
1,994 8,474,216.00
1,995 8,684,135.00
1,996 8,902,019.00
1,997 9,133,156.00
1,998 9,372,430.00
1,999 9,621,238.00
2,000 9,891,136.00
2,001 10,191,964.00
2,002 10,508,294.00
2,003 10,837,973.00
2,004 11,188,040.00
2,005 11,564,870.00
2,006 11,971,567.00
2,007 12,402,073.00
2,008 12,852,966.00
2,009 13,318,087.00
2,010 13,792,086.00
2,011 14,265,814.00
2,012 14,744,658.00
2,013 15,234,976.00
2,014 15,737,793.00
2,015 16,248,230.00
2,016 16,767,761.00
2,017 17,298,054.00
2,018 17,835,893.00
2,019 18,380,477.00
2,020 18,927,715.00
2,021 19,473,125.00