Zambia
Population 2026
22,521,912
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.77%
- Density
- 30 per km²
- Land area
- 743,390 km²
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Currency
- Kwacha (ZMW)
- Official languages
- EN-ZM, BEM, LOZ, LUN
- Urban population
- 45.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 721,0602026
- Deaths
- 114,9412026
- Birth rate
- 32.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.04
- Life expectancy
- 66.5At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.2
- Net migration
- 6,562
Age distribution
- 0–1441.0%
- 15–6457.0%
- 65+2.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $28.9B
- GDP per capita
- $1.3K
- GDP growth
- +3.8%
- Inflation
- 13.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Exports
- $8.9B
- Imports
- $7.0B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.1%
- Industry35.3%
- Manufacturing8.7%
- Services57.0%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture54.5%
- Industry10.3%
- Services35.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LusakaLusaka Province | 2,212,3012025 |
| 2 | KitweCopperbelt | 665,9612024 |
| 3 | NdolaCopperbelt | 627,5032026 |
| 4 | ChipataEastern Province | 327,0592026 |
| 5 | SolweziNorth-Western | 301,3702026 |
| 6 | KabweCentral Province | 288,5982026 |
| 7 | ChingolaCopperbelt | 256,5602024 |
| 8 | LuanshyaCopperbelt | 193,2932024 |
| 9 | KasamaNorthern Province | 179,6362026 |
| 10 | LivingstoneSouthern Province | 178,3612024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22,521,912 | 721K | 115K |
| 2020 | 19,059,394 | 656K | 119K |
| 2010 | 13,965,592 | 578K | 130K |
| 2000 | 10,017,633 | 455K | 162K |
| 1990 | 7,786,163 | 366K | 130K |
| 1980 | 5,802,841 | 276K | 76.9K |
| 1970 | 4,321,726 | 213K | 63.8K |
| 1960 | 3,153,730 | 154K | 52.0K |
| 1950 | 2,321,310 | 116K | 43.7K |