Population ages 00-04, female in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 00-04, female was 1.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.63 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
45th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.63 million
in 2025
All-time low
302,625
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, female in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.63 million for population ages 00-04, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Zambia peaked at 1.63 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 302,625, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 45th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 302,625 | — |
| 1961 | 312,769 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 323,366 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 334,403 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 345,714 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 357,289 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 369,305 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 381,787 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 394,867 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 408,553 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 422,880 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 437,858 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 453,461 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 469,604 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 486,137 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 503,152 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 520,153 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 536,567 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 552,130 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 566,610 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 579,561 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 591,930 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 605,389 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 620,280 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 636,618 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 654,728 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 674,204 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 693,646 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 712,385 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 730,734 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 748,707 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 766,106 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 783,163 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 800,746 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 819,608 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 839,684 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 860,764 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 882,897 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 906,056 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 929,638 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 953,464 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 977,774 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,068 | 302,625 | 408,553 | 10 |
| 1970s | 494,855 | 422,880 | 566,610 | 10 |
| 1980s | 649,948 | 579,561 | 730,734 | 10 |
| 1990s | 833,737 | 748,707 | 929,638 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 953,464 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 1.28 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 1.50 million | 1.63 million | 6 |
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- 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Zambia?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Zambia was 1.63 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 302,625 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Zambia ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.