Urban population share 2050 in Zambia
Zambia: Urban population share 2050 was 45.92 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
45.92
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
174th
of 238 countries
All-time high
45.92
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Zambia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Zambia is 45.92, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Zambia peaked at 45.92 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
Zambia ranks 174th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0016 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0048 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0144 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0431 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1294 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3883 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.16 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.31 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.44 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 1.57 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 1.72 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 1.89 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 2.07 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 2.27 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 2.48 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 2.72 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 2.98 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 3.26 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 3.57 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 3.91 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 4.28 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 4.69 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 5.14 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 5.63 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 6.16 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 6.75 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 7.39 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 8.1 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 8.87 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 9.71 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 10.64 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 11.5 | +8.1% |
| 1951 | 11.63 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 11.88 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 12.25 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 12.73 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 13.3 | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 13.96 | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 14.69 | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 15.48 | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 16.33 | +5.5% |
| 1960 | 17.22 | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 18.15 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 19.1 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 20.08 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 21.31 | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 22.86 | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 24.59 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 26.36 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 28.02 | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 29.42 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 30.65 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 31.91 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 33.19 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 34.44 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 35.65 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 36.77 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 37.76 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 38.61 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 39.27 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 39.7 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 39.89 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 39.89 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.87 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 39.84 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 39.79 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 39.74 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.68 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 39.61 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 39.53 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 39.45 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 39.36 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 39.25 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.1 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 38.9 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.67 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 38.4 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 37.98 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 37.38 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 36.72 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 36.17 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 35.87 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.88 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.07 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.39 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.8 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.3 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.84 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 38.4 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 38.96 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 39.49 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.96 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 40.37 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.77 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.17 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.56 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.96 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.34 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.73 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.11 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.49 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.86 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 44.24 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 44.6 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 45.03 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 45.47 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 45.92 | +1.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 45.92 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 45.92 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0016 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0016 | 0.0048 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0048 | 0.0144 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0144 | 0.0431 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0431 | 0.1294 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1294 | 0.3883 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0048 | 0.0048 | 0.0048 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0144 | 0.0144 | 0.0144 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0431 | 0.0431 | 0.0431 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1294 | 0.1294 | 0.1294 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3883 | 0.3883 | 0.3883 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.98 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.57 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.28 | 4.28 | 4.28 | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.69 | 4.69 | 4.69 | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.14 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.63 | 5.63 | 5.63 | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.39 | 7.39 | 7.39 | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.87 | 8.87 | 8.87 | 1 |
| 1930s | 9.71 | 9.71 | 9.71 | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.64 | 10.64 | 10.64 | 1 |
| 1950s | 13.37 | 11.5 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.71 | 17.22 | 29.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.8 | 30.65 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.73 | 39.45 | 39.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.19 | 36.17 | 39.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.3 | 35.87 | 39.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.75 | 39.96 | 43.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.85 | 43.86 | 45.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 171 Turkmenistan 47.11 compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 46.65 compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 45.93 compare
- 175 Seychelles 45.48 compare
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.11 compare
- 177 Lesotho 44.67 compare
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- Population density 86.73 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Zambia?
- Urban population share 2050 in Zambia was 45.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.92 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Zambia rank for urban population share 2050?
- Zambia ranks 174th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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