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Zambia
Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Global rank#159out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

45.938.731.624.417.2196019932025Zambia · 2025: 46Zambia

Analytical takeaways

  • Zambia records 46 for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #159 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population (% of total population) increased from 17 in 1960 to 46 in 2025, a gain of 29.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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