Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 1990.
That places Zambia 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Zambia was 0.0006 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for population (un estimates and projections), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.