Zambia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Zambia was 8,204,576 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,204,576 in 2020 and a minimum value of 557,193 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 557,193
1961 599,672
1962 645,119
1963 695,944
1964 762,426
1965 834,489
1966 912,719
1967 997,360
1968 1,089,094
1969 1,188,234
1970 1,268,387
1971 1,349,369
1972 1,435,695
1973 1,527,269
1974 1,624,381
1975 1,726,885
1976 1,834,992
1977 1,948,724
1978 2,068,752
1979 2,195,602
1980 2,329,901
1981 2,413,304
1982 2,494,129
1983 2,576,882
1984 2,660,849
1985 2,745,374
1986 2,830,627
1987 2,916,399
1988 3,001,773
1989 3,085,538
1990 3,167,081
1991 3,215,291
1992 3,254,951
1993 3,293,100
1994 3,332,541
1995 3,375,205
1996 3,421,894
1997 3,472,031
1998 3,523,910
1999 3,575,360
2000 3,624,956
2001 3,742,483
2002 3,892,212
2003 4,046,911
2004 4,207,899
2005 4,376,258
2006 4,552,287
2007 4,736,246
2008 4,930,110
2009 5,135,536
2010 5,354,636
2011 5,588,385
2012 5,837,266
2013 6,099,735
2014 6,372,742
2015 6,654,568
2016 6,944,320
2017 7,243,007
2018 7,551,639
2019 7,871,715
2020 8,204,576

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Zambia was 44.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 44.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 18.15 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 18.15
1961 18.95
1962 19.79
1963 20.71
1964 22.02
1965 23.37
1966 24.79
1967 26.26
1968 27.79
1969 29.37
1970 30.35
1971 31.24
1972 32.15
1973 33.06
1974 33.99
1975 34.93
1976 35.89
1977 36.86
1978 37.83
1979 38.82
1980 39.82
1981 39.85
1982 39.81
1983 39.76
1984 39.71
1985 39.66
1986 39.61
1987 39.56
1988 39.51
1989 39.46
1990 39.41
1991 38.99
1992 38.51
1993 38.04
1994 37.57
1995 37.10
1996 36.64
1997 36.18
1998 35.72
1999 35.26
2000 34.80
2001 35.00
2002 35.48
2003 35.95
2004 36.43
2005 36.91
2006 37.40
2007 37.88
2008 38.37
2009 38.86
2010 39.36
2011 39.85
2012 40.35
2013 40.87
2014 41.38
2015 41.91
2016 42.44
2017 42.98
2018 43.52
2019 44.07
2020 44.63

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization