Population ages 15-64, female in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 15-64, female was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 57.1% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. 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 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Zambia peaked at 57.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1979.
Zambia ranks 194th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.3% | — |
| 1961 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 57.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 57.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.5%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 50.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 48.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.6% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 50.5% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 52.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 54.9% | 57.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Zambia?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Zambia was 57.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Zambia ranks 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.