Zambia Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Zambia urban population for 2021 was 8,800,295, a 4.18% increase from 2020.
  • Zambia urban population for 2020 was 8,447,250, a 4.28% increase from 2019.
  • Zambia urban population for 2019 was 8,100,644, a 4.36% increase from 2018.
  • Zambia urban population for 2018 was 7,762,359, a 4.42% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
India 498,179,071
Indonesia 156,833,203
Nigeria 112,560,662
Pakistan 86,636,953
Bangladesh 65,957,486
Philippines 54,302,696
Egypt 46,831,955
Vietnam 37,088,534
Ukraine 30,548,582
Morocco 23,753,114
Angola 23,276,246
Ghana 19,038,233
Uzbekistan 17,606,637
Myanmar 16,918,421
Sudan 16,250,768
Cameroon 15,815,458
Kenya 15,102,890
Zambia 8,800,295
Tunisia 8,570,328
Bolivia 8,513,008
Honduras 6,062,373
El Salvador 4,679,934
Sri Lanka 4,178,622
Cambodia 4,092,180
Nicaragua 4,060,795
Republic of Congo 3,984,863
West Bank and Gaza 3,790,664
Lao PDR 2,742,742
Mauritania 2,590,523
Kyrgyz Republic 2,485,736
Mongolia 2,302,772
Georgia 2,220,419
Papua New Guinea 1,338,796
Moldova 1,124,483
Djibouti 864,734
Lesotho 672,573
Timor-Leste 418,673
Cabo Verde 394,509
Bhutan 334,381
Eswatini 290,545
Solomon Islands 177,869
Sao Tome and Principe 167,493
Vanuatu 81,907
Kiribati 72,601
Micronesia 26,097
Zambia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 8,800,295 45.19 4.09%
2020 8,447,250 44.63 4.19%
2019 8,100,644 44.07 4.27%
2018 7,762,359 43.52 4.32%
2017 7,434,012 42.98 4.37%
2016 7,115,902 42.44 4.41%
2015 6,809,146 41.91 4.45%
2014 6,512,613 41.38 4.50%
2013 6,225,773 40.87 4.53%
2012 5,950,059 40.35 4.56%
2011 5,685,070 39.85 4.63%
2010 5,427,875 39.36 4.76%
2009 5,175,542 38.86 4.82%
2008 4,931,812 38.37 4.86%
2007 4,698,029 37.88 4.82%
2006 4,476,767 37.40 4.76%
2005 4,268,709 36.91 4.62%
2004 4,075,803 36.43 4.50%
2003 3,896,360 35.95 4.42%
2002 3,727,817 35.48 4.40%
2001 3,567,391 35.00 3.57%
2000 3,442,313 34.80 1.46%
1999 3,392,256 35.26 1.33%
1998 3,347,457 35.72 1.31%
1997 3,304,011 36.18 1.29%
1996 3,261,522 36.64 1.21%
1995 3,222,161 37.10 1.19%
1994 3,183,932 37.57 1.19%
1993 3,146,422 38.04 1.17%
1992 3,109,750 38.51 1.20%
1991 3,072,515 38.99 1.43%
1990 3,028,980 39.41 2.45%
1989 2,955,757 39.46 2.54%
1988 2,881,696 39.51 2.64%
1987 2,806,571 39.56 2.79%
1986 2,729,236 39.61 2.89%
1985 2,651,511 39.66 2.89%
1984 2,576,089 39.71 2.96%
1983 2,501,015 39.76 3.11%
1982 2,424,450 39.81 3.10%
1981 2,350,382 39.85 3.15%
1980 2,277,592 39.82 5.50%
1979 2,155,743 38.82 5.54%
1978 2,039,657 37.83 5.59%
1977 1,928,730 36.86 5.63%
1976 1,823,094 35.89 5.67%
1975 1,722,683 34.93 5.66%
1974 1,627,890 33.99 5.65%
1973 1,538,424 33.06 5.63%
1972 1,454,150 32.15 5.63%
1971 1,374,579 31.24 5.61%
1970 1,299,530 30.35 6.19%
1969 1,221,500 29.37 8.70%
1968 1,119,747 27.79 8.89%
1967 1,024,517 26.26 8.99%
1966 936,449 24.79 9.10%
1965 854,953 23.37 9.18%
1964 779,939 22.02 9.30%
1963 710,708 20.71 7.78%
1962 657,540 19.79 7.49%
1961 610,118 18.95 7.50%
1960 566,021 18.15 %