Population ages 05-09, female in Zambia

Zambia: Population ages 05-09, female was 1.48 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.48 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.48 million
in 2025
All-time low
237,120
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 05-09, female in Zambia, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female in Zambia is 1.48 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Zambia peaked at 1.48 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 237,120, in 1960.

Zambia ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 276,452 237,120 320,874 10
1970s 390,825 331,992 457,392 10
1980s 537,748 473,831 596,485 10
1990s 688,884 612,316 767,590 10
2000s 902,457 788,429 1.03 million 10
2010s 1.23 million 1.06 million 1.36 million 10
2020s 1.43 million 1.38 million 1.48 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, female in Zambia?
Population ages 05-09, female in Zambia was 1.48 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 237,120 in 1960.
How does Zambia rank for population ages 05-09, female?
Zambia ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 05-09, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 5 to 9.