Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zambia
Zambia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 393,488 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zambia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zambia stood at 393,488 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zambia peaked at 393,488 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64,241 people, in 1950.
That places Zambia 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76,108 people | 64,241 people | 87,125 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 106,587 people | 89,937 people | 125,078 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 152,740 people | 129,680 people | 177,318 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,430 people | 182,804 people | 221,275 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 231,911 people | 224,233 people | 236,255 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,268 people | 236,610 people | 251,910 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,474 people | 255,995 people | 330,802 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 367,560 people | 344,608 people | 393,488 people | 4 |
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More population data for Zambia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.60 million people (2100)
- Population density 86.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.04 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 79,275 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.04 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.04 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zambia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Zambia was 393,488 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 393,488 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,241 people in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.