Official name
Republic of Zambia
Name in local language
Republic of Zambia (en)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Southern Africa
Population (ranking: 66e )
18,411,253 inhabitants (2021)
Population growth
2.94 % / year
Area
770,243 km²
Density
23.90 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 121e )19.320 billions $USD (2020)
GDP/capita (ranking )
1,051 $USD (2020)
GDP growth
-3.00 % / year (2020)
Life expectancy (ranking )
63.90 years (2019)
Birth rate
35.30 ‰ (2018)
Fertility rate
4.70 children / woman (2018)
Death rate (ranking )
5.11 ‰ (2018)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
42.00 ‰ (2018)
Literacy rate
74.00 % (2018)
Official languages
English
Currency
Zambian kwacha (ZMK)
HDI (ranking: 182e )0.584 / 1 (2019)
EPI (ranking )50.97 (2018)
Government
Unitary Presidential republic
Head of State
President Hakainde Hichilema
National Day
24 October (independence of 1964)
ISO Codes ZM, ZMB
Demonym
Zambian
Tourists (ranking )
1,083,000 people (2017)
A population that suffers
Zambia is a southern African country, landlocked. Surrounded by Angola to the west, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Mozambique to the east, and Zimbabwe , Botswana and Namibia to the south, Zambia is a crescent-shaped country, a kind of border between Central, Southern and Eastern Africa.
Zambia – Women in a village Zambia – Lake Bangwelo. Source: Wildlife Archives Zambia – Giraffe. Source: Wildlife Archives Urban areas (2020)
Urban areas
Population
Lusaka
3,371,099 inhabitants
Kitwe
838,209 inhabitants
Ndola
612,105 inhabitants
Kasama
520,459 inhabitants
Nakonde - Tunduma (Tanzania)
306,463 inhabitants
Kapiri Mposhi
305,552 inhabitants
Chipata
305,396 inhabitants
Chingola
293,856 inhabitants
Monze
278,570 inhabitants
Kalomo
273,938 inhabitants
Kabwe
265,886 inhabitants
Mansa
264,295 inhabitants
Choma
262,306 inhabitants
Mazabuka
248,404 inhabitants
Mumbwa
227,719 inhabitants
Petauke
226,381 inhabitants
Mufulira
220,960 inhabitants
Luanshya
211,692 inhabitants
Katete
209,427 inhabitants
Livingstone
202,562 inhabitants
Sinda
194,117 inhabitants
Kafue
176,926 inhabitants
Solwezi
173,639 inhabitants
Nchelenge
170,002 inhabitants
Lundazi
169,530 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Population
Area
Central
1,815,801 inhabitants
94,395 km²
Copperbelt
2,675,446 inhabitants
31,328 km²
Eastern
2,071,895 inhabitants
69,106 km²
Luapula
1,278,847 inhabitants
50,567 km²
Lusaka
3,289,132 inhabitants
21,896 km²
Muchinga
1,079,501 inhabitants
87,806 km²
North Western
952,470 inhabitants
125,826 km²
Northern
1,503,180 inhabitants
77,650 km²
Southern
2,140,034 inhabitants
85,283 km²
Western
1,079,115 inhabitants
126,386 km²
See also
