Canada vs Zambia: Population
Canada
53.61 million people
in 2100
Zambia
64.47 million people
in 2100
Canada rank
45th
Zambia rank
43rd
Population over time
- Canada
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 64.47 million people against 53.61 million people in Canada, a difference of 10.86 million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 40.60 million people | 22.84 million people | 17.76 million people | Canada |
| 2030s | 42.76 million people | 27.95 million people | 14.81 million people | Canada |
| 2040s | 44.74 million people | 34.49 million people | 10.25 million people | Canada |
| 2050s | 46.29 million people | 40.97 million people | 5.32 million people | Canada |
| 2060s | 47.92 million people | 47.23 million people | 689,750 people | Canada |
| 2070s | 49.58 million people | 53.03 million people | 3.44 million people | Zambia |
| 2080s | 51.13 million people | 58.16 million people | 7.03 million people | Zambia |
| 2090s | 52.67 million people | 62.46 million people | 9.79 million people | Zambia |
| 2100s | 53.61 million people | 64.47 million people | 10.86 million people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Canada or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 64.47 million people against 53.61 million people in Canada as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population between Canada and Zambia?
- 10.86 million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Zambia?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
- How do Canada and Zambia rank globally for population?
- Canada ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.