Population, age 0, total in Zambia
Zambia: Population, age 0, total was 457,329 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 0, total in Zambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 0, total in Zambia is 457,329, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Zambia peaked at 457,329 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 319,932, in 1990.
That places Zambia 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 355,031 | 319,932 | 398,782 | 10 |
| 2000s | 417,280 | 406,560 | 431,193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 445,700 | 435,861 | 457,329 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.04 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 0, total in Zambia?
- Population, age 0, total in Zambia was 457,329 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 457,329 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,932 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for population, age 0, total?
- Zambia ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.