Rural population rose 1.84% to 10.7 mil in Zambia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Zambia reached an all time high of 10.7 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.55 mil in 1960. When compared to Zambia's main peers, rural population in Angola amounted to 11.2 mil, 40.7 mil in Tanzania, 10.8 mil in Zimbabwe and 51.6 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Zambia has been ranked 53rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.757 | 0.754 | 0.752 | 0.749 | 0.746 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 45.0 | 46.2 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 49.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 34.8 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 36.5 | 36.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 19.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 35.9 | 36.8 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 29.2 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 32.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 9.44 | 9.65 | 9.86 | 10.1 | 10.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 9.57 | 9.79 | 10.00 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
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