Kazakhstan vs Zambia: Population, total
Kazakhstan
20.84 million
in 2025
Zambia
21.91 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
64th
Zambia rank
61st
Population, total over time
- Kazakhstan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 21.91 million against 20.84 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.07 million.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 61st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.82 million | 3.65 million | 7.17 million | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 13.65 million | 4.94 million | 8.70 million | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 16.01 million | 6.69 million | 9.32 million | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 16.64 million | 8.71 million | 7.92 million | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 15.97 million | 11.62 million | 4.35 million | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 17.98 million | 16.19 million | 1.80 million | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 20.17 million | 20.46 million | 290,333 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Kazakhstan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 21.91 million against 20.84 million in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Kazakhstan and Zambia?
- 1.07 million, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Zambia rank globally for population, total?
- Kazakhstan ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 61st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.