Zambia Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Zambia rural population for 2021 was 10,672,830, a 1.84% increase from 2020.
  • Zambia rural population for 2020 was 10,480,465, a 1.95% increase from 2019.
  • Zambia rural population for 2019 was 10,279,833, a 2.05% increase from 2018.
  • Zambia rural population for 2018 was 10,073,534, a 2.12% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Zambia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 10,672,830 54.81 1.82%
2020 10,480,465 55.37 1.93%
2019 10,279,833 55.93 2.03%
2018 10,073,534 56.48 2.10%
2017 9,864,042 57.02 2.17%
2016 9,651,859 57.56 2.23%
2015 9,439,084 58.09 2.29%
2014 9,225,180 58.62 2.37%
2013 9,009,203 59.14 2.41%
2012 8,794,599 59.65 2.46%
2011 8,580,744 60.15 2.56%
2010 8,364,211 60.65 2.69%
2009 8,142,545 61.14 2.76%
2008 7,921,154 61.63 2.78%
2007 7,704,044 62.12 2.75%
2006 7,494,800 62.61 2.69%
2005 7,296,161 63.09 2.55%
2004 7,112,237 63.57 2.43%
2003 6,941,613 64.05 2.35%
2002 6,780,477 64.53 2.33%
2001 6,624,573 65.00 2.69%
2000 6,448,823 65.20 3.47%
1999 6,228,982 64.74 3.33%
1998 6,024,973 64.28 3.30%
1997 5,829,145 63.82 3.29%
1996 5,640,497 63.36 3.22%
1995 5,461,974 62.90 3.19%
1994 5,290,284 62.43 3.18%
1993 5,124,495 61.96 3.17%
1992 4,964,587 61.49 3.21%
1991 4,807,951 61.01 3.18%
1990 4,657,421 60.59 2.65%
1989 4,535,518 60.54 2.75%
1988 4,412,629 60.49 2.85%
1987 4,288,614 60.44 3.00%
1986 4,161,731 60.39 3.09%
1985 4,034,938 60.35 3.09%
1984 3,911,983 60.30 3.17%
1983 3,790,055 60.25 3.32%
1982 3,666,368 60.20 3.31%
1981 3,547,099 60.15 2.98%
1980 3,442,846 60.19 1.32%
1979 3,397,719 61.18 1.36%
1978 3,351,698 62.17 1.42%
1977 3,304,562 63.15 1.46%
1976 3,256,578 64.11 1.49%
1975 3,208,566 65.07 1.49%
1974 3,161,148 66.01 1.47%
1973 3,114,865 66.94 1.47%
1972 3,069,431 67.85 1.45%
1971 3,025,340 68.76 1.44%
1970 2,982,141 69.65 1.51%
1969 2,937,507 70.63 0.96%
1968 2,909,426 72.21 1.13%
1967 2,876,771 73.74 1.24%
1966 2,841,231 75.21 1.35%
1965 2,803,071 76.63 1.45%
1964 2,762,825 77.99 1.54%
1963 2,720,673 79.29 2.03%
1962 2,665,887 80.22 2.14%
1961 2,609,333 81.05 2.17%
1960 2,553,409 81.86 %