Population ages 15-64 in Zambia
Zambia: Population ages 15-64 was 57.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 57.0% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Zambia peaked at 57.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1980.
That places Zambia 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.1% | — |
| 1961 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 49.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 47.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 47.4% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 54.9% | 57.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Zambia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Zambia was 57.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Zambia ranks 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.