Population of Zambia today

21,931,442
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Population of Zambia as of today

The current population of Zambia is 21,931,442 with an annual growth rate of 2.752%. Zambia has a population of 0.264% of the world's population.

Population21,931,442
Growth Rate2.752%
Male10,856,876 (49.504%)
Female11,074,566 (50.496%)
Today Change+ 1,324
Births today1,578
Deaths today250
Births in 2025380,324
Deaths in 202560,338
Change in 2025+ 319,079 (1.476%)

Population chart for Zambia

Population History of Zambia

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202421,017,548586,6002.791%21,604,148
202320,430,382578,7932.833%21,009,175
202219,875,494547,3712.754%20,422,865
202119,331,721536,2622.774%19,867,983
202018,787,069536,9342.858%19,324,003
201918,240,610538,4632.952%18,779,073
201817,706,528526,2382.972%18,232,766
201717,176,111522,3263.041%17,698,437
201616,652,735515,4023.095%17,168,137
201516,145,442499,5403.094%16,644,982

Net Migration Rate of Zambia

The net migration rate of Zambia in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at 9,521, indicating a positive migration trend where more people are arriving than leaving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
20239,521
2022-8,566
20218,143
20208,156
201918,385
201818,431
201725,789
201625,860
201516,261
201416,574

The population of countries near Zambia

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Zambia
1MW Malawi22,232,857101.49%
2MZ Mozambique35,660,461162.564%
3TZ Tanzania70,603,876321.77%
4ZW Zimbabwe16,960,87477.689%
5AO Angola39,073,268177.948%
6CD Democratic Repu...112,933,024513.763%
7BW Botswana2,563,43411.761%
8NA Namibia3,094,73414.168%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata