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👥 Zambian Provinces by Population

Population of each province at the 2022 census.

📅 2022📏 million people10 entries🇿🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 19.61M (10 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
LusakaLusaka
3.08M
2
CopperbeltNdola
2.76M
3
EasternChipata
2.45M
4
SouthernChoma
2.38M
5
CentralKabwe
2.25M
6
NorthernKasama
1.62M
7
LuapulaMansa
1.51M
8
WesternMongu
1.36M
9
North-WesternSolwezi
1.27M
10
MuchingaChinsali
0.92M

Highlights

Within Zambia, Lusaka ranks first in 2022 with 3.08M, followed by Copperbelt (2.76M) and Eastern (2.45M).

Across 10 entries, values run from 3.08M (Lusaka) to 0.92M (Muchinga), with a median of 1.94M.

Source: Zambia Statistics Agency, 2022 census (via Wikipedia), 2022. Unit: million people.

Source: Zambia Statistics Agency, 2022 census (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026