Population, male in Zambia
Zambia: Population, male was 49.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
120th
of 218 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 1960
All-time low
48.2%
in 1996
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 49.5% for population, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Zambia peaked at 49.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 120th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 48.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.3% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Zambia?
- Population, male in Zambia was 49.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for population, male?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.