Total population fell 2.59% to 19.0 mil in Zambia in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Zambia reached an all time high of 19.5 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.37 mil in 1950. When compared to Zambia's main peers, total population in Angola amounted to 27.3 mil, 62.2 mil in Tanzania, 17.2 mil in Zimbabwe and 83.5 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2022.
Zambia has been ranked 64th within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | mil | 43.9 | 44.6 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 7.05 | 7.11 | 7.18 | 7.24 | 7.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 8.47 | 8.62 | 8.76 | 8.91 | 9.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 78.9 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 82.1 | 83.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 48.1 | 48.9 | 49.7 | 50.5 | 51.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 54.3 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 53.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 102 | 104 | 106 | 108 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 82.8 | 84.4 | 86.0 | 87.6 | 89.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 34.4 | 35.2 | 36.0 | 36.9 | 37.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 |
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