Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 15-64, female, per capita was 0.2882 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.2882 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.2882 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2476 units per person, in 1978.
That places Zambia 184th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2589 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.258 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.257 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2558 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2547 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2541 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2538 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2535 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2531 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2527 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2521 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2514 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2506 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2499 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2493 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2487 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2481 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2478 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2476 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2476 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2479 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2484 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2491 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2498 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2505 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2513 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2521 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2529 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2537 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2546 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2555 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2565 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2574 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2582 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2588 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2592 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2595 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2598 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2601 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2604 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2608 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2613 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2618 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2623 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2627 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.263 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2631 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2633 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2636 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2639 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2644 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.265 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2657 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2667 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2679 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2692 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2705 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.272 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2736 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2754 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2774 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2795 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2817 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2839 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2861 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2882 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2552 units per person | 0.2527 units per person | 0.2589 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2493 units per person | 0.2476 units per person | 0.2521 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.251 units per person | 0.2479 units per person | 0.2546 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2585 units per person | 0.2555 units per person | 0.2604 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2626 units per person | 0.2608 units per person | 0.2639 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2691 units per person | 0.2644 units per person | 0.2754 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2828 units per person | 0.2774 units per person | 0.2882 units per person | 6 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (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 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia?
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Zambia was 0.2882 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2882 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2476 units per person in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 15-64, female, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 15-64, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 15-64, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-64, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 15-64, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.