Nepal vs Zambia: Population by five year age group

Nepal
2.79 million
in 2023
Zambia
3.15 million
in 2023
Nepal rank
49th
Zambia rank
46th

Population by five year age group over time

  • Nepal
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.15 million against 2.79 million in Nepal, a difference of 359,590.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.48 million 505,730 971,179 Nepal
1960s 1.76 million 704,138 1.06 million Nepal
1970s 2.20 million 986,791 1.22 million Nepal
1980s 2.78 million 1.29 million 1.48 million Nepal
1990s 3.46 million 1.66 million 1.80 million Nepal
2000s 3.38 million 2.16 million 1.22 million Nepal
2010s 2.96 million 2.78 million 184,668 Nepal
2020s 2.81 million 3.08 million 265,088 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by five year age group, Nepal or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.15 million against 2.79 million in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by five year age group between Nepal and Zambia?
359,590, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for population by five year age group?
Nepal ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by five year age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by five year age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed