What is urban population, per unit of gdp in Zambia?

Urban population, per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP in 1986.

What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2013.

How does Zambia rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?

Zambia ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia

Name: Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Zambia: Urban population, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.0%

World rank

18th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.0017 units per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2013

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, per unit of gdp in Zambia is 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, in 2013.

That places Zambia 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1962	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1963	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1964	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1965	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1966	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1967	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1968	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1969	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1970	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1971	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
1972	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1973	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1974	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1975	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+26.6%
1976	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1977	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1978	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1979	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1980	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1981	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1982	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1983	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
1984	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+25.8%
1985	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
1986	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
1987	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1988	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-37.7%
1989	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1990	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
1991	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1992	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1993	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1994	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1995	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1996	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1997	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1998	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+22.7%
1999	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2000	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2001	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2002	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2003	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2004	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2005	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
2006	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-31.4%
2007	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2008	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
2009	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+22.7%
2010	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2011	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2012	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2013	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2014	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2015	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+33.0%
2016	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2017	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2018	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2019	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
2020	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+33.4%
2021	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
2022	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
2023	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
2024	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2025	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-9.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Zambia

15 Nepal 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
16 Guinea-Bissau 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
17 Lesotho 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
19 Benin 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
20 Togo 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
21 Sudan 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

More climate change data for Zambia

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)

All data for Zambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per unit of gdp in Zambia?: Urban population, per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2013.
How does Zambia rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Zambia ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-per-unit-of-gdp/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-per-unit-of-gdp/zambia/">Urban population, per unit of GDP in Zambia</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.