Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0119 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia is 0.0119 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0174 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 units per person, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 214th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0153 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0159 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.017 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.017 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0166 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.016 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0158 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0156 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0138 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.011 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0114 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0116 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0119 units per person | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0119 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Zambia was 0.0119 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 units per person in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.