What is population, age 17, male in Zambia?

Population, age 17, male in Zambia was 167,176 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 167,176 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 88,462 in 1990.

How does Zambia rank for population, age 17, male?

Zambia ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, male in Zambia

Name: Population, age 17, male in Zambia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Population, age 17, male was 167,176 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

167,176

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

62nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

167,176

in 2015

All-time low

88,462

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Zambia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, male in Zambia stood at 167,176. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Zambia peaked at 167,176 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88,462, in 1990.

That places Zambia 62nd 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	101,822	88,462	113,572	10
2000s	129,535	116,144	142,307	10
2010s	156,436	145,701	167,176	6

Countries ranked near Zambia

59 Guatemala 178,616 compare
60 Mali 176,940 compare
61 Cambodia 169,025 compare
63 Zimbabwe 165,369 compare
64 Senegal 159,121 compare
65 Sri Lanka 148,557 compare

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More education data for Zambia

Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 116,859 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.04 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 118.3% (2024)

All data for Zambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Zambia?: Population, age 17, male in Zambia was 167,176 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 167,176 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 88,462 in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for population, age 17, male?: Zambia ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.