Population growth rate: Zambia
2.833% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.833 |
| 2022 | 2.754 |
| 2021 | 2.774 |
| 2020 | 2.858 |
| 2019 | 2.952 |
| 2018 | 2.972 |
| 2017 | 3.041 |
| 2016 | 3.095 |
| 2015 | 3.094 |
| 2014 | 3.147 |
| 2013 | 3.198 |
| 2012 | 3.208 |
| 2011 | 3.279 |
| 2010 | 3.374 |
| 2009 | 3.553 |
| 2008 | 3.524 |
| 2007 | 3.611 |
| 2006 | 3.442 |
| 2005 | 3.448 |
| 2004 | 3.15 |
| 2003 | 3.205 |
| 2002 | 2.999 |
| 2001 | 3.16 |
| 2000 | 2.884 |
| 1999 | 2.735 |
| 1998 | 2.624 |
| 1997 | 2.619 |
| 1996 | 2.489 |
| 1995 | 2.418 |
| 1994 | 2.408 |
| 1993 | 2.367 |
| 1992 | 2.401 |
| 1991 | 2.428 |
| 1990 | 2.533 |
| 1989 | 2.592 |
| 1988 | 2.69 |
| 1987 | 2.802 |
| 1986 | 2.98 |
| 1985 | 2.992 |
| 1984 | 3.01 |
| 1983 | 3.148 |
| 1982 | 3.301 |
| 1981 | 3.121 |
| 1980 | 3.002 |
| 1979 | 2.984 |
| 1978 | 3.013 |
| 1977 | 3.039 |
| 1976 | 3.036 |
| 1975 | 3.034 |
| 1974 | 2.959 |
| 1973 | 2.909 |
| 1972 | 2.845 |
| 1971 | 2.782 |
| 1970 | 2.731 |
| 1969 | 3.126 |
| 1968 | 3.244 |
| 1967 | 3.217 |
| 1966 | 3.202 |
| 1965 | 3.191 |
| 1964 | 3.141 |
| 1963 | 3.17 |
| 1962 | 3.149 |
| 1961 | 3.143 |
| 1960 | 3.122 |
| 1959 | 3.105 |
| 1958 | 3.086 |
| 1957 | 3.067 |
| 1956 | 3.056 |
| 1955 | 3.054 |
| 1954 | 3.05 |
| 1953 | 3.047 |
| 1952 | 3.043 |
| 1951 | 3.043 |
| 1950 | 3.066 |