Early-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Early-demographic dividend
1.1%
in 2025
Zambia
2.8%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.8% against 1.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.4 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Early-demographic dividend or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.8% against 1.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Early-demographic dividend and Zambia?
- 1.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for population growth?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.