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Share of women in the population — Zambia

Share of women in the population in Zambia in 2025 — 50.5%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.06 pp.

2025 50.5% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 217
Period maximum 51.77%1996
Period minimum 50.44%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Zambia, 1960–20255050.55151.55219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.44%1962: 50.47%1964: 50.5%1966: 50.53%1968: 50.55%1970: 50.64%1972: 50.84%1974: 51%1976: 51.14%1978: 51.26%1980: 51.36%1982: 51.39%1984: 51.39%1986: 51.42%1988: 51.47%1990: 51.54%1992: 51.63%1994: 51.72%1996: 51.77%1998: 51.75%2000: 51.66%2002: 51.49%2004: 51.33%2006: 51.13%2008: 50.92%2010: 50.76%2012: 50.68%2014: 50.62%2016: 50.57%2018: 50.53%2020: 50.51%2022: 50.51%2024: 50.5%2025: 50.5%
Change over the period: +0.06 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 50.5%
World 49.73%
Sub-Saharan Africa 50.15%
Eastern Africa computed 50.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 49.35%
Share of women in the population — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.5 −0.01 pp
2024 50.5 −0.01 pp
2023 50.51 +0 pp
2022 50.51 +0 pp
2021 50.5 −0 pp
2020 50.51 −0.01 pp
2019 50.51 −0.01 pp
2018 50.53 −0.02 pp
2017 50.54 −0.03 pp
2016 50.57 −0.03 pp
2015 50.6 −0.02 pp
2014 50.62 −0.03 pp
2013 50.65 −0.03 pp
2012 50.68 −0.03 pp
2011 50.71 −0.05 pp
2010 50.76 −0.07 pp
2009 50.83 −0.09 pp
2008 50.92 −0.1 pp
2007 51.02 −0.11 pp
2006 51.13 −0.1 pp
2005 51.23 −0.09 pp
2004 51.33 −0.08 pp
2003 51.41 −0.08 pp
2002 51.49 −0.09 pp
2001 51.58 −0.08 pp
2000 51.66 −0.05 pp
1999 51.71 −0.03 pp
1998 51.75 −0.02 pp
1997 51.76 −0 pp
1996 51.77 +0.02 pp
1995 51.75 +0.03 pp
1994 51.72 +0.04 pp
1993 51.68 +0.04 pp
1992 51.63 +0.04 pp
1991 51.59 +0.04 pp
1990 51.54 +0.04 pp
1989 51.5 +0.04 pp
1988 51.47 +0.03 pp
1987 51.43 +0.02 pp
1986 51.42 +0.01 pp
1985 51.4 +0.02 pp
1984 51.39 +0.01 pp
1983 51.38 −0.01 pp
1982 51.39 −0 pp
1981 51.39 +0.03 pp
1980 51.36 +0.05 pp
1979 51.32 +0.06 pp
1978 51.26 +0.06 pp
1977 51.2 +0.06 pp
1976 51.14 +0.07 pp
1975 51.08 +0.07 pp
1974 51 +0.08 pp
1973 50.93 +0.09 pp
1972 50.84 +0.09 pp
1971 50.74 +0.1 pp
1970 50.64 +0.07 pp
1969 50.58 +0.02 pp
1968 50.55 +0.01 pp
1967 50.54 +0.01 pp
1966 50.53 +0.01 pp
1965 50.51 +0.02 pp
1964 50.5 +0.02 pp
1963 50.48 +0.01 pp
1962 50.47 +0.01 pp
1961 50.45 +0.01 pp
1960 50.44 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZW Zimbabwe 52.29 MZ Mozambique 51.45 MW Malawi 51.19 RW Rwanda 51.18 SS South Sudan 50.82 ER Eritrea 50.62 ZM Zambia 50.5 DJ Djibouti 50.44 TZ Tanzania 50.42 UG Uganda 50.38 BI Burundi 50.32 KE Kenya 50.29 MU Mauritius 50.14 SO Somalia 49.91 ET Ethiopia 49.9 MG Madagascar 49.84 KM Comoros 49.72 SC Seychelles 44.94
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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