Population ages 0-14, total in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 0-14, total was 8.98 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 0-14, total in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Zambia is 8.98 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Zambia peaked at 8.98 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.71 million | 1.45 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.40 million | 2.05 million | 2.79 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 million | 2.87 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.20 million | 3.77 million | 4.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.48 million | 4.81 million | 6.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.30 million | 6.46 million | 8.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.62 million | 8.26 million | 8.98 million | 6 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Zambia?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Zambia was 8.98 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Zambia ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.