Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia
Zambia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.1% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 53.2% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 49.9% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 44.4% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 73.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 73.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 49.1% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 53.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 42.6% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 31.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 32.1% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 49.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 64.6% | 73.8% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Zambia was 73.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.