Rural population in Zambia in 2025 — 11,851,647 people. Ranked 45 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 354%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.85M | +228,683 | +1.97% |
| 2024 | 11.62M | +230,707 | +2.03% |
| 2023 | 11.39M | +227,298 | +2.04% |
| 2022 | 11.16M | +233,081 | +2.13% |
| 2021 | 10.93M | +232,782 | +2.18% |
| 2020 | 10.7M | +236,886 | +2.26% |
| 2019 | 10.46M | +237,311 | +2.32% |
| 2018 | 10.22M | +236,185 | +2.36% |
| 2017 | 9.99M | +236,576 | +2.43% |
| 2016 | 9.75M | +233,371 | +2.45% |
| 2015 | 9.52M | +230,097 | +2.48% |
| 2014 | 9.29M | +229,167 | +2.53% |
| 2013 | 9.06M | +226,139 | +2.56% |
| 2012 | 8.83M | +223,882 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.61M | +223,965 | +2.67% |
| 2010 | 8.39M | +222,595 | +2.73% |
| 2009 | 8.16M | +215,092 | +2.71% |
| 2008 | 7.95M | +208,176 | +2.69% |
| 2007 | 7.74M | +199,829 | +2.65% |
| 2006 | 7.54M | +191,772 | +2.61% |
| 2005 | 7.35M | +182,719 | +2.55% |
| 2004 | 7.17M | +178,214 | +2.55% |
| 2003 | 6.99M | +179,950 | +2.64% |
| 2002 | 6.81M | +187,141 | +2.83% |
| 2001 | 6.62M | +196,077 | +3.05% |
| 2000 | 6.42M | +207,106 | +3.33% |
| 1999 | 6.22M | +216,696 | +3.61% |
| 1998 | 6M | +215,521 | +3.73% |
| 1997 | 5.78M | +200,700 | +3.59% |
| 1996 | 5.58M | +172,173 | +3.18% |
| 1995 | 5.41M | +151,585 | +2.88% |
| 1994 | 5.26M | +143,651 | +2.81% |
| 1993 | 5.12M | +136,697 | +2.75% |
| 1992 | 4.98M | +131,262 | +2.71% |
| 1991 | 4.85M | +127,339 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 4.72M | +126,021 | +2.74% |
| 1989 | 4.6M | +125,879 | +2.82% |
| 1988 | 4.47M | +126,554 | +2.91% |
| 1987 | 4.34M | +128,556 | +3.05% |
| 1986 | 4.21M | +128,143 | +3.14% |
| 1985 | 4.09M | +124,240 | +3.14% |
| 1984 | 3.96M | +122,766 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.84M | +123,670 | +3.33% |
| 1982 | 3.72M | +118,565 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.6M | +108,497 | +3.11% |
| 1980 | 3.49M | +92,640 | +2.73% |
| 1979 | 3.4M | +76,415 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.32M | +64,051 | +1.97% |
| 1977 | 3.26M | +53,931 | +1.68% |
| 1976 | 3.2M | +45,876 | +1.45% |
| 1975 | 3.16M | +39,023 | +1.25% |
| 1974 | 3.12M | +33,494 | +1.09% |
| 1973 | 3.08M | +30,014 | +0.98% |
| 1972 | 3.05M | +28,033 | +0.93% |
| 1971 | 3.02M | +27,757 | +0.93% |
| 1970 | 3M | +34,784 | +1.17% |
| 1969 | 2.96M | +35,799 | +1.22% |
| 1968 | 2.93M | +27,692 | +0.96% |
| 1967 | 2.9M | +24,277 | +0.84% |
| 1966 | 2.87M | +26,530 | +0.93% |
| 1965 | 2.85M | +33,096 | +1.18% |
| 1964 | 2.81M | +44,849 | +1.62% |
| 1963 | 2.77M | +53,264 | +1.96% |
| 1962 | 2.72M | +53,302 | +2% |
| 1961 | 2.66M | +52,961 | +2.03% |
| 1960 | 2.61M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
