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Zambia

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	7,786,169 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23292 · revision 1 Value 7786169.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7786169.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1991	7,981,650 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23291 · revision 1 Value 7981650.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7981650.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1992	8,176,680 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23290 · revision 1 Value 8176680.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8176680.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1993	8,373,921 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23289 · revision 1 Value 8373921.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8373921.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1994	8,576,269 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23288 · revision 1 Value 8576269.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8576269.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1995	8,785,763 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23287 · revision 1 Value 8785763.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8785763.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1996	9,004,053 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23286 · revision 1 Value 9004053.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9004053.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1997	9,237,063 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23285 · revision 1 Value 9237063.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9237063.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1998	9,482,408 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23284 · revision 1 Value 9482408.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9482408.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
1999	9,740,005 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23283 · revision 1 Value 9740005.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9740005.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2000	10,017,631 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23282 · revision 1 Value 10017631.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10017631.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2001	10,325,185 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23281 · revision 1 Value 10325185.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10325185.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2002	10,647,949 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23280 · revision 1 Value 10647949.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10647949.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2003	10,983,595 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23279 · revision 1 Value 10983595.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10983595.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2004	11,338,198 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23278 · revision 1 Value 11338198.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11338198.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2005	11,718,819 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23277 · revision 1 Value 11718819.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11718819.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2006	12,129,553 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23276 · revision 1 Value 12129553.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12129553.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2007	12,565,085 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23275 · revision 1 Value 12565085.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12565085.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2008	13,021,324 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23274 · revision 1 Value 13021324.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13021324.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2009	13,490,389 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23273 · revision 1 Value 13490389.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13490389.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2010	13,965,594 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23272 · revision 1 Value 13965594.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13965594.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2011	14,437,796 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23271 · revision 1 Value 14437796.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14437796.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2012	14,913,629 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23270 · revision 1 Value 14913629.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14913629.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2013	15,398,997 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23269 · revision 1 Value 15398997.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15398997.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2014	15,895,315 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23268 · revision 1 Value 15895315.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15895315.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2015	16,399,089 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23267 · revision 1 Value 16399089.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16399089.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2016	16,914,423 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23266 · revision 1 Value 16914423.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16914423.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2017	17,441,320 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23265 · revision 1 Value 17441320.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17441320.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2018	17,973,569 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23264 · revision 1 Value 17973569.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17973569.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2019	18,513,839 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23263 · revision 1 Value 18513839.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18513839.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2020	19,059,395 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23262 · revision 1 Value 19059395.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19059395.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2021	19,603,607 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23261 · revision 1 Value 19603607.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19603607.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2022	20,152,938 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23260 · revision 1 Value 20152938.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20152938.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2023	20,723,965 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23259 · revision 1 Value 20723965.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20723965.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2024	21,314,956 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23258 · revision 1 Value 21314956.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21314956.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified
2025	21,913,874 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #23257 · revision 1 Value 21913874.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21913874.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:57 · source revision unspecified

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