Lower middle income vs Zambia: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2025
Zambia
2.8%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
17th
Zambia rank
19th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Lower middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.8% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 17th 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 | Lower middle income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Lower middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.8% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Lower middle income and Zambia?
- 1.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Zambia rank globally for population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th 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.