Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
162nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 162nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 159 Norway 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 161 Samoa 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 163 Congo 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 164 New Caledonia 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 165 Paraguay 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.