Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.02 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, per capita in Zambia is 0.02 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0315 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 units per person, in 2015.
That places Zambia 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0285 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0286 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0287 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0289 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0291 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0295 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.03 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0303 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0305 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0307 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0309 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.031 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0312 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0313 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0315 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0315 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0314 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0312 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.031 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0304 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0301 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0298 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0295 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0288 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0284 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.028 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0276 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0271 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0266 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0261 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0224 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0218 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0206 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0191 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0176 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0174 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.019 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0195 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.02 units per person | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 units per person | 0.03 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 units per person | 0.0243 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0189 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 212 Uganda 0.0223 units per person compare
- 213 Central African Republic 0.022 units per person compare
- 214 Chad 0.0212 units per person compare
- 216 United Arab Emirates 0.0179 units per person compare
- 217 Qatar 0.017 units per person compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (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 65 and above, total, per capita in Zambia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Zambia was 0.02 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0315 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 units per person in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.