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% 2015 (est.) 16,212,000 +23.8%
Note: During the occupation by the British, the Black African population was estimated rather than counted. Source: Central Statistical Office, Zambia