Zambia Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 9,530,988, a 4.05% increase from 2022.
  • Zambia urban population for 2022 was 9,160,288, a 4.09% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 519,506,163
Indonesia 162,557,286
Nigeria 121,487,868
Pakistan 91,480,744
Bangladesh 69,999,802
Philippines 56,658,695
Egypt 48,580,854
Vietnam 39,029,513
Ukraine 25,935,150
Angola 25,197,645
Morocco 24,641,815
Ghana 20,213,181
Uzbekistan 18,399,889
Myanmar 17,526,086
Sudan 17,483,775
Cameroon 16,992,142
Kenya 16,265,693
Zambia 9,530,988
Bolivia 8,818,928
Tunisia 8,788,529
Honduras 6,378,738
El Salvador 4,798,721
Cambodia 4,332,792
Sri Lanka 4,233,528
Republic of Congo 4,225,221
Nicaragua 4,217,146
West Bank and Gaza 4,007,712
Lao PDR 2,919,691
Mauritania 2,805,896
Kyrgyz Republic 2,684,173
Mongolia 2,381,606
Georgia 2,283,557
Papua New Guinea 1,417,576
Moldova 1,078,639
Djibouti 892,708
Lesotho 708,766
Timor-Leste 441,595
Cabo Verde 406,996
Bhutan 349,223
Eswatini 300,163
Solomon Islands 192,784
Sao Tome and Principe 177,140
Vanuatu 86,891
Kiribati 77,121
Micronesia 26,938
Zambia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 9,530,988 46.34 3.97%
2022 9,160,288 45.76 4.01%
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 %