Zambia Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 11,038,749, a 1.67% increase from 2022.
  • Zambia rural population for 2022 was 10,857,387, a 1.73% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Zambia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,038,749 53.67 1.66%
2022 10,857,387 54.24 1.71%
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 %