Population growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Population growth rate was 0.516 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.516
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
21st
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.61
in 2007
All-time low
-0.6708
in 1905
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Zambia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Zambia stood at 0.516.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Zambia peaked at 3.61 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.6708, 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.
Population growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0754 | — |
| 1800 | 0.8915 | +1082.0% |
| 1900 | -0.3686 | -141.3% |
| 1905 | -0.6708 | +82.0% |
| 1910 | -0.5912 | -11.9% |
| 1915 | -0.4702 | -20.5% |
| 1920 | 0.3591 | -176.4% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +314.6% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 3.07 | +71.9% |
| 1951 | 3.04 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.04 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 3.05 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 3.05 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 3.05 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.06 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.07 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 3.09 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.1 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.12 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.14 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.15 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.17 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.14 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.19 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.2 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.22 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.24 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.13 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.73 | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 2.78 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.85 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.91 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.96 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3.03 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.04 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.04 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.01 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.98 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.12 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 3.3 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.15 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.01 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 2.99 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2.98 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.8 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.69 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 2.59 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.43 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.4 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.37 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.41 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.42 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.49 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.62 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.62 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.73 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.88 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 3.16 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 3 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.21 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 3.15 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.45 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.44 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.61 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.52 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.55 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.37 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.28 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.21 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.15 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.09 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.04 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.97 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.95 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.77 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.75 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.83 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.79 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.75 | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 2.72 | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2.68 | -1.5% |
| 2028 | 2.63 | -2.0% |
| 2029 | 2.59 | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 2.55 | -1.5% |
| 2031 | 2.51 | -1.6% |
| 2032 | 2.46 | -2.2% |
| 2033 | 2.41 | -1.8% |
| 2034 | 2.37 | -1.9% |
| 2035 | 2.33 | -1.6% |
| 2036 | 2.28 | -2.1% |
| 2037 | 2.22 | -2.4% |
| 2038 | 2.17 | -2.4% |
| 2039 | 2.12 | -2.5% |
| 2040 | 2.08 | -1.7% |
| 2041 | 2.02 | -2.6% |
| 2042 | 1.99 | -1.9% |
| 2043 | 1.96 | -1.5% |
| 2044 | 1.92 | -1.9% |
| 2045 | 1.88 | -2.0% |
| 2046 | 1.84 | -1.9% |
| 2047 | 1.81 | -2.1% |
| 2048 | 1.78 | -1.6% |
| 2049 | 1.74 | -2.1% |
| 2050 | 1.7 | -2.5% |
| 2051 | 1.67 | -1.9% |
| 2052 | 1.63 | -2.0% |
| 2053 | 1.6 | -1.7% |
| 2054 | 1.58 | -1.4% |
| 2055 | 1.55 | -2.0% |
| 2056 | 1.52 | -2.1% |
| 2057 | 1.49 | -1.9% |
| 2058 | 1.47 | -1.4% |
| 2059 | 1.44 | -1.8% |
| 2060 | 1.42 | -1.5% |
| 2061 | 1.38 | -2.5% |
| 2062 | 1.36 | -1.9% |
| 2063 | 1.32 | -2.4% |
| 2064 | 1.3 | -1.8% |
| 2065 | 1.27 | -2.4% |
| 2066 | 1.24 | -2.4% |
| 2067 | 1.22 | -1.7% |
| 2068 | 1.19 | -2.0% |
| 2069 | 1.18 | -1.3% |
| 2070 | 1.15 | -2.6% |
| 2071 | 1.12 | -2.3% |
| 2072 | 1.1 | -2.0% |
| 2073 | 1.07 | -2.3% |
| 2074 | 1.05 | -2.7% |
| 2075 | 1.02 | -2.0% |
| 2076 | 0.999 | -2.5% |
| 2077 | 0.984 | -1.5% |
| 2078 | 0.957 | -2.7% |
| 2079 | 0.93 | -2.8% |
| 2080 | 0.918 | -1.3% |
| 2081 | 0.892 | -2.8% |
| 2082 | 0.868 | -2.7% |
| 2083 | 0.85 | -2.1% |
| 2084 | 0.829 | -2.5% |
| 2085 | 0.804 | -3.0% |
| 2086 | 0.788 | -2.0% |
| 2087 | 0.772 | -2.0% |
| 2088 | 0.734 | -4.9% |
| 2089 | 0.722 | -1.6% |
| 2090 | 0.697 | -3.5% |
| 2091 | 0.686 | -1.6% |
| 2092 | 0.664 | -3.2% |
| 2093 | 0.641 | -3.5% |
| 2094 | 0.634 | -1.1% |
| 2095 | 0.604 | -4.7% |
| 2096 | 0.581 | -3.8% |
| 2097 | 0.571 | -1.7% |
| 2098 | 0.55 | -3.7% |
| 2099 | 0.532 | -3.3% |
| 2100 | 0.516 | -3.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.516 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 13.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.516 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.0754 | 0.8915 |
| 1925 | +314.6% | 0.3591 | 1.49 |
| 1920 | +176.4% | -0.4702 | 0.3591 |
| 1900 | -141.3% | 0.8915 | -0.3686 |
| 1905 | -82.0% | -0.3686 | -0.6708 |
| 1950 | +71.9% | 1.78 | 3.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8915 | 0.8915 | 0.8915 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.5197 | -0.6708 | -0.3686 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.5307 | -0.5912 | -0.4702 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.924 | 0.3591 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.06 | 3.04 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.17 | 3.12 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.93 | 2.73 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 | 2.59 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2.37 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 2.88 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 | 2.95 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 | 2.59 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.34 | 2.12 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.9 | 1.74 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.56 | 1.44 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.04 | 0.93 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.8177 | 0.722 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.616 | 0.532 | 0.697 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.516 | 0.516 | 0.516 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Zambia?
- Population growth rate in Zambia was 0.516 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6708 in 1905.
- How does Zambia rank for population growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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