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City profile · Zambia · Africa

Ndola

Copperbelt · Zambia
City population
627,503
#3
in Zambia
#2
in Copperbelt
#889
worldwide
LusakaNdola
-12.959, 28.637 · 275 km from Lusaka
City population
627,503
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Zambia
#3
of 77 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#889
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Zambia
2.9%
of the national population

About Ndola

Home to 627,503 people, Ndola accounts for 2.9% of Zambia's population, making it the country's third-largest city. It sits 275 km from Lusaka and ranks second within the Copperbelt region, 49 km from Kitwe, which at 665,961 people is the largest city in the province.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Zambia
#3of 77
LargestSmallest
Position in Copperbelt
#2of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Zambia
Region
Copperbelt
Rank in region
#2of 10
Distance to capital
275 km
to Lusaka
Elevation
1,307 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-12.959, 28.637
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 77 in Zambia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

31KMLuanshya193K people49KMKitwe666K people60KMKalulushi104K people63KMMufulira169K people67KMMokambo35K people · DR Congo

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Ndola628K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ndola compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Ndola628K

Ndola Population FAQ

What is the population of Ndola?

Ndola has a city population of 627,503. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ndola?

Ndola is in Copperbelt, Zambia, 275 km from the capital, Lusaka. Its coordinates are -12.959, 28.637.

How big is Ndola compared with other cities in Zambia?

It is the 3rd largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, holding 2.9% of the national population.

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