🌆 Largest Cities in Zambia
Cities of Zambia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Lusaka28%
Kitwe8.5%
Ndola8%
Chipata4.2%
Solwezi3.8%
Kabwe3.7%
Chingola3.3%
Luanshya2.5%
Kasama2.3%
Livingstone2.3%
Mansa2.2%
Mufulira2.2%
Chunga
Chililabombwe
Mongu
Mazabuka
Kafue
Kalulushi
Choma
Namalombwe
Nakonde
Kapiri Mposhi
Madido
Nchelenge
Mpika
Monze
Petauke
Chongwe
Mpulungu
Chilanga Township
Samfya
10 others4%
1
LusakaLusaka Province
2,212,301
2
KitweCopperbelt
665,961
3
NdolaCopperbelt
627,503
4
ChipataEastern Province
327,059
5
SolweziNorth-Western
301,370
6
KabweCentral Province
288,598
7
ChingolaCopperbelt
256,560
8
LuanshyaCopperbelt
193,293
9
KasamaNorthern Province
179,636
10
LivingstoneSouthern Province
178,361
11
MansaLuapula Province
170,965
12
MufuliraCopperbelt
169,136
13
ChungaLusaka Province
115,539
14
ChililabombweCopperbelt
113,876
15
MonguWestern Province
111,450
16
MazabukaSouthern Province
104,412
17
KafueLusaka Province
104,174
18
KalulushiCopperbelt
104,046
19
ChomaSouthern Province
98,974
20
NamalombweLusaka Province
97,758
21
NakondeMuchinga
91,107
22
Kapiri MposhiCentral Province
83,211
23
MadidoLusaka Province
80,782
24
NchelengeLuapula Province
77,746
25
MpikaMuchinga
63,740
26
MonzeSouthern Province
60,281
27
PetaukeEastern Province
58,156
28
ChongweLusaka Province
57,443
29
MpulunguNorthern Province
55,405
30
Chilanga TownshipLusaka Province
54,046
31
SamfyaLuapula Province
51,309
32
MumbwaCentral Province
49,461
33
MkushiCentral Province
45,927
34
KateteEastern Province
45,402
35
LundaziEastern Province
45,149
36
MbalaNorthern Province
42,424
37
ChisankaneLusaka Province
41,014
38
KansanshiNorth-Western
40,705
39
ChinsaliMuchinga
38,805
40
KaputaNorthern Province
35,663
41
ChirunduSouthern Province
35,403
42
ChambishiCopperbelt
34,888
43
KaomaWestern Province
34,347
44
IsokaMuchinga
31,739
45
KawambwaLuapula Province
31,161
46
KalomoSouthern Province
30,781
47
MporokosoNorthern Province
30,381
48
SerenjeCentral Province
30,217
49
SeshekeWestern Province
29,922
50
KasempaNorth-Western
28,894
Highlights
Within Zambia, Lusaka ranks first in 2026 with 2,212,301, followed by Kitwe (665,961) and Ndola (627,503).
Lusaka is 3.3 times higher than Kitwe, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 2,212,301 (Lusaka) to 28,894 (Kasempa), with a median of 62,011.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.