Population growth in Zambia
+2.77%
% change per year · 2025
19th highest of 216 countries
In 2015: +3.12%
Nearby in the ranking
- Tanzania +2.86%
- Mozambique +2.85%
- Mauritania +2.78%
- Zambia +2.77%
- Afghanistan +2.77%
- Uganda +2.70%
- Cameroon +2.56%
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About the data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Unit
- % change per year
- Years
- 1961–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.GROW), CC BY 4.0