Upper middle income vs Zambia: Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate
Upper middle income
2.75 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
5.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income rank
35th
Zambia rank
34th
Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate over time
- Upper middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.22 % change on previous year against 2.75 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.47 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Upper middle income ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 34th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.1222 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.437 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 0.9219 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 0.816 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 0.8194 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 3.67 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 0.9611 % change on previous year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate, Upper middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.22 % change on previous year against 2.75 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate between Upper middle income and Zambia?
- 2.47 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Upper middle income and Zambia rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 34th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.