Zambia

Population estimates and projections 20,723,965 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 17.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 4.10 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.83% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 21,913,874 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.77% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 2.0% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 41.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 4.04 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 32.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 45.9% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 115.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 75.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 28.7 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.75% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 0.5 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 6,562 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 1.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 1.4% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 5.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 61.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 56.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 58.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 54.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 10.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 35.2% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$28.9 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$1,318 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$3,742 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$1,200 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.8% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 57.0% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 23.8% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 32.2% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$604 per person 2015 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 13.9% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 483.3 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 5.6% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 25.276 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 48.3% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 29.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 74.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 53.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 29.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 3.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 12.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 65.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 96.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 77.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 98.8% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 14.5% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 4.1% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 115.6% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 4.0% 2012 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 71.8% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 81.8% 2013 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 56.8% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 66.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.2 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 62 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 1.85 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 11.6% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 32.3% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 20.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 21.6% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 11.6% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 91% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 27.1% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 16.7 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.11 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 66.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 68.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 64.1 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 6.0% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 48.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 34.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 85 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.32 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.0 per 1,000 people 2010 · World Bank Measles immunisation 88% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 14.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 10.3% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$80 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 10.3% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 21.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 34.6% 2018 · World Bank Malaria incidence 252.4 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 272 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 2.80 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 17.1% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 109 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.8 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 35.3% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 18,109 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 18.6% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 8.7% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 35.0% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 27.6% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 62.5% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 4.5% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -5.5% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.5% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 20.5 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 321,739 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 53.6% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 10.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 83.0% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 19.9% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 12.7% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.11e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 3.70e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 38.5 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.8 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.54 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 18.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 8.67 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 14.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 60.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 41.3% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 20.2 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 41.3% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 73.4% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 37.5% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 2.8% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 3,980 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.18e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 86.2%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.09e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 53.8e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 4.1% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,318 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 32.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 122,963 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 41.0% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 107.7 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 78.9 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 743,390 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 51.5 (0 to 100) 2022 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 39.1% 2022 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 71.7% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 60.0% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 81.4% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 94.0% 2022 · World Bank

Tax revenue 18.8% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 25.1% 2021 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.28% 2008 · World Bank Researchers per million people 42 per million people 2008 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 367 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 5.2 per 100,000 people 2015 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 15.0% 2025 · World Bank