Population ages 80 and above, male in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 80 and above, male was 13,510 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,510
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
132nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
13,510
in 2025
All-time low
5,103
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 80 and above, male 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 13,510 for population ages 80 and above, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, male in Zambia peaked at 13,510 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,103, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 132nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 80 and above, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,103 | — |
| 1961 | 5,314 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 5,508 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 5,690 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 5,863 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 6,031 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 6,205 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 6,386 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 6,560 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 6,703 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 6,824 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 6,929 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7,016 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7,122 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 7,293 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 7,536 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 7,842 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 8,207 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 8,610 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 9,002 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 9,359 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 9,684 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 9,971 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 10,237 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 10,499 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 10,766 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 11,037 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 11,313 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 11,584 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 11,833 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 12,058 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 12,259 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 12,435 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 12,590 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 12,729 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 12,853 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12,960 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 13,058 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 13,143 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,199 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13,226 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 13,227 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,202 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 13,161 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13,112 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 13,061 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13,010 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12,957 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12,901 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12,840 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12,768 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12,696 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12,633 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12,583 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12,552 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12,540 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12,567 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12,638 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12,735 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,831 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12,802 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 12,643 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 12,665 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,898 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 13,175 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 13,510 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,936 | 5,103 | 6,703 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,638 | 6,824 | 9,002 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,628 | 9,359 | 11,833 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,728 | 12,058 | 13,199 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,070 | 12,840 | 13,227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,654 | 12,540 | 12,831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,949 | 12,643 | 13,510 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 14,797 compare
- 130 Jamaica 14,542 compare
- 131 South Sudan 13,858 compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 13,426 compare
- 134 Moldova 13,331 compare
- 135 Malta 11,691 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)
- 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 80 and above, male in Zambia?
- Population ages 80 and above, male in Zambia was 13,510 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 80 and above, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,510 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,103 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Zambia ranks 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 80 and above, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 80 and above.