Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 11.7 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia is 11.7 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 11.7 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.02 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 2.25 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2.33 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 2.41 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 2.49 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2.57 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 2.66 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 2.76 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 2.85 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 2.95 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.17 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3.28 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 3.39 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.51 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 3.63 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 3.75 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.86 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.98 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 4.1 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.22 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 4.34 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 4.46 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.59 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.71 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.83 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.95 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.07 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 5.19 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.31 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.43 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.56 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 5.7 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.84 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.99 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.15 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 6.31 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.47 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.64 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.82 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.01 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.21 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.43 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.66 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.91 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.16 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.43 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 8.69 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.95 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.21 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 9.47 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.72 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.97 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.21 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.44 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.67 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.11 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.31 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.33 units per square kilometre | 2.02 units per square kilometre | 2.66 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.23 units per square kilometre | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 3.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4 units per square kilometre | 3.86 units per square kilometre | 4.95 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.65 units per square kilometre | 5.07 units per square kilometre | 6.31 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.37 units per square kilometre | 6.47 units per square kilometre | 8.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.82 units per square kilometre | 8.69 units per square kilometre | 10.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.41 units per square kilometre | 11.11 units per square kilometre | 11.7 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 149 Iran 12.75 units per square kilometre compare
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- 151 Kyrgyzstan 12.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Serbia 11.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Georgia 11.25 units per square kilometre compare
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Zambia was 11.7 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.