Demographics (v2.1)
Total area population in millions
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 8.18 | 8.46 | 8.73 | 9.00 | 9.28 | 9.55 | 9.83 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | |||
| Central | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.59 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.65 | |||
| Copperbelt | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 2.13 | 2.19 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.37 | 2.43 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.54 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.59 | 2.61 | |||
| Eastern | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.26 | 2.35 | 2.44 | 2.52 | 2.61 | |||
| Luapula | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 1.71 | 1.79 | |||
| Lusaka | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.86 | 1.99 | 2.11 | 2.24 | 2.37 | 2.49 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.82 | 2.92 | 3.02 | 3.12 | 3.22 | 3.32 | |||
| North-Western | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.14 | |||
| Northern | 0.87 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.94 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 2.11 | 2.17 | 2.23 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.49 | 2.58 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.83 | |||
| Southern | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.27 | |||
| Western | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.31 | |||
Lighter numbers are estimates