Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate was -6.73 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
-6.73 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 56.5%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.54 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-15.5 % change on previous year
in 2022
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1951–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia stood at -6.73 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 5.54 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -15.5 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -0.674 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 1953 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1954 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1955 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1956 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1957 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1958 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1959 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1960 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1961 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1962 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1963 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1965 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -359.1% |
| 1966 | -0.9183 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1967 | -0.9657 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1968 | -0.9293 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1969 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1970 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1971 | -1.83 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 1972 | -1.92 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1973 | -2.17 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1974 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1975 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1976 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1977 | -0.9378 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 1978 | -0.5344 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4835 % change on previous year | -190.5% |
| 1980 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +163.8% |
| 1981 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +43.8% |
| 1983 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9387 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3487 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4576 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3286 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1552 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1997 | -0.8894 % change on previous year | -673.2% |
| 1998 | -0.8684 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1999 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +107.1% |
| 2000 | -3.67 % change on previous year | +104.0% |
| 2001 | -4.56 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 2002 | -5.23 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 2003 | -5.86 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2004 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2005 | -5.63 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2006 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2007 | -5.6 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2008 | -5.76 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2009 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2010 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2011 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2012 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2013 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2014 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2015 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2016 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2017 | -2.75 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2018 | -3.28 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2019 | -4.32 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 2020 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -261.8% |
| 2022 | -15.5 % change on previous year | -379.6% |
| 2023 | -6.73 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -673.2% | 0.1552 % change on previous year | -0.8894 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -379.6% | 5.54 % change on previous year | -15.5 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -359.1% | 1.23 % change on previous year | -3.2 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +261.8% | -3.42 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +215.9% | -1.06 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +190.5% | -0.5344 % change on previous year | 0.4835 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.32 % change on previous year | -1.62 % change on previous year | -0.674 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -1.12 % change on previous year | -3.2 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.31 % change on previous year | -2.17 % change on previous year | 0.4835 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2841 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.23 % change on previous year | -5.86 % change on previous year | -3.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.07 % change on previous year | -5.48 % change on previous year | -2.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.03 % change on previous year | -15.5 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 4 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate in Zambia was -6.73 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.5 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Birth rates and death rates, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Birth rates and death rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Birth rates and death rates Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Birth rates and death rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.