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Zambia: area, population and density
Zambia has 743,390 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 21,913,874; calculated population density is 29 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Zambia ranks 37th of 196 by land area, 62nd by population and 157th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 743,390 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 21,913,874World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 29 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Zambia in the country comparison set
Zambia has 743,390 sq km of land area and a population value of 21,913,874 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 37th by land area, 62nd by population, and 157th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Zambia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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