Template:Historical census population in Zambia

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1911 821,536 —     1921 983,835 +19.8% 1931 1,344,447 +36.7% 1946 1,683,828 +25.2% 1951 1,930,842 +14.7% 1956 2,172,304 +12.5% 1963 3,490,540 +60.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1969 4,056,995 +16.2% 1980 5,661,801 +39.6% 1990 7,383,097 +30.4% 2000 9,885,591 +33.9% 2010 13,092,666 +32.4% 2022 19,610,769 +49.8%
Note: In censuses carried out during the British colonial administration prior to 1963, the black African population was estimated rather than counted. Source: Central Statistical Office, Zambia