Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.91M |
| 2024 | 21.31M |
| 2023 | 20.72M |
| 2022 | 20.15M |
| 2021 | 19.6M |
| 2020 | 19.06M |
| 2019 | 18.51M |
| 2018 | 17.97M |
| 2017 | 17.44M |
| 2016 | 16.91M |
| 2015 | 16.4M |
| 2014 | 15.9M |
54 countries carry a recent total population figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zambia, grouped by topic.