Zambia ZM: Completeness of Birth Registration data was reported at 11.300 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.000 % for 2007. Zambia ZM: Completeness of Birth Registration data is updated yearly, averaging 11.300 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2014, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 % in 2007 and a record low of 10.000 % in 2000. Zambia ZM: Completeness of Birth Registration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.; ; UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.; Weighted average;

Zambia ZM: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female data was reported at 10.900 % in 2014. Zambia ZM: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 10.900 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2014, with 1 observations. Zambia ZM: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.; ; UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.; ;

Zambia Population: Female: Age 15 and Above: Nothern data was reported at 322,186.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 296,121.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Female: Age 15 and Above: Nothern data is updated yearly, averaging 322,186.000 Person from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2014, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 409,357.000 Person in 2008 and a record low of 296,121.000 Person in 2012. Zambia Population: Female: Age 15 and Above: Nothern data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G005: Population: by Province, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia ZM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 89.613 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 90.780 % for 2016. Zambia ZM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 98.208 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.312 % in 1977 and a record low of 89.613 % in 2017. Zambia ZM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 25-29 data was reported at 267,308.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 232,434.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 25-29 data is updated yearly, averaging 249,871.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 267,308.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 232,434.000 Person in 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 25-29 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia Population: Urban: Female: 60-64 data was reported at 36,828.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 30,495.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Female: 60-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 33,661.500 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36,828.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 30,495.000 Person in 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Female: 60-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 55-59 data was reported at 56,339.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 44,357.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 55-59 data is updated yearly, averaging 50,348.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56,339.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 44,357.000 Person in 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 55-59 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia Population: Rural: Male: 35-39 data was reported at 209,855.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 205,449.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Rural: Male: 35-39 data is updated yearly, averaging 207,652.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 209,855.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 205,449.000 Person in 2012. Zambia Population: Rural: Male: 35-39 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia Population: Rural: Female: 40-44 data was reported at 167,342.000 Person in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 167,490.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Rural: Female: 40-44 data is updated yearly, averaging 167,416.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 167,490.000 Person in 2012 and a record low of 167,342.000 Person in 2014. Zambia Population: Rural: Female: 40-44 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population data was reported at 12.962 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.061 % for 2016. Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 12.744 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.178 % in 2013 and a record low of 11.728 % in 1962. Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Zambia Population: Urban: Female: 35-39 data was reported at 175,860.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 158,041.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Female: 35-39 data is updated yearly, averaging 166,950.500 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 175,860.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 158,041.000 Person in 2012. Zambia Population: Urban: Female: 35-39 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data was reported at 11.218 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.187 % for 2016. Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 10.780 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.219 % in 1996 and a record low of 9.790 % in 1967. Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population data was reported at 3.123 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.034 % for 2016. Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.145 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.580 % in 1960 and a record low of 2.696 % in 2005. Zambia ZM: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Zambia Population: Rural: Female: 65-69 data was reported at 57,233.000 Person in 2014. Zambia Population: Rural: Female: 65-69 data is updated yearly, averaging 57,233.000 Person from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2014, with 1 observations. Zambia Population: Rural: Female: 65-69 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 65-69 data was reported at 23,425.000 Person in 2014. Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 65-69 data is updated yearly, averaging 23,425.000 Person from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2014, with 1 observations. Zambia Population: Urban: Male: 65-69 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Key information about Zambia population

• The Zambia population reached 18.4 million people in Dec 2021, compared with the previously reported figure of 17.9 million people in Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 18.4 million people in Dec 2021 and a record low of 2.3 million people in Dec 1950

• In the latest reports, Zambia Unemployment Rate dropped to 12.5 % in Dec 2021
• Monthly earnings of the Zambia population was 211.2 USD in Dec 2021
• Zambia Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 36.0 % in Dec 2021

Zambia ZM: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 53.049 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.731 % for 2016. Zambia ZM: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 50.824 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.049 % in 2017 and a record low of 49.668 % in 1977. Zambia ZM: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Zambia Population: Rural: Male: 15-19 data was reported at 490,949.000 Person in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 526,089.000 Person for 2012. Zambia Population: Rural: Male: 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 508,519.000 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 526,089.000 Person in 2012 and a record low of 490,949.000 Person in 2014. Zambia Population: Rural: Male: 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G004: Population: by Age Group, Sex and Settlement Type.

Zambia ZM: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 64.482 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 63.898 Year for 2015. Zambia ZM: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 50.260 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.482 Year in 2016 and a record low of 45.214 Year in 1996. Zambia ZM: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Zambia ZM: Urban Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 41.840 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.379 % for 2016. Zambia ZM: Urban Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 37.067 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.840 % in 2017 and a record low of 18.145 % in 1960. Zambia ZM: Urban Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2014 Revision.; Weighted average;