World population growth in Zambia
Zambia: World population growth was 0.5% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
21st
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2007
All-time low
-0.7%
in 1905
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Zambia, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Zambia stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Zambia peaked at 3.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1905.
That places Zambia 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
World population growth in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.9% | +1082.0% |
| 1900 | -0.4% | -141.3% |
| 1905 | -0.7% | +82.0% |
| 1910 | -0.6% | -11.9% |
| 1915 | -0.5% | -20.5% |
| 1920 | 0.4% | -176.4% |
| 1925 | 1.5% | +314.6% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.8% | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 3.1% | +71.9% |
| 1951 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 2028 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2029 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2031 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2032 | 2.5% | -2.2% |
| 2033 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2034 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2035 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2036 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2037 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2038 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2039 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 2040 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 2041 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2042 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2043 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2044 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2045 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2046 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2047 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2048 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2049 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 2050 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2051 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 2052 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2053 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2054 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 2055 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2056 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2057 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2058 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 2059 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2060 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2061 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2062 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2063 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2064 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2065 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2066 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2067 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2068 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2069 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2070 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2071 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2072 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2073 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2074 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2075 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2076 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2077 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2078 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2079 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2080 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2081 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2082 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2083 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2084 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2085 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2086 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2087 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2088 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2089 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2090 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2091 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2092 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2093 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2094 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2095 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2096 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2097 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2098 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2099 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2100 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 13.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +1082.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 1925 | +314.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| 1920 | +176.4% | -0.5% | 0.4% |
| 1900 | -141.3% | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1905 | -82.0% | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1950 | +71.9% | 1.8% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.4% | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Zambia?
- World population growth in Zambia was 0.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1905.
- How does Zambia rank for world population growth?
- Zambia ranks 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.