Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Zambia
Zambia: Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) was 167 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
167
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 201 countries
All-time high
167
in 2021
All-time low
166
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Zambia, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 167 for current number of seats in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Zambia ranks 79th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 167 | — |
| 2022 | 166 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 167 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 167 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 167 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 167 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 167 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 167 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.5, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Zambia?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Zambia was 167 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 167 in 2021.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 166 in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Zambia ranks 79th out of 201 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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