Zambia - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Zambia. Landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural river boundary with Zimbabwe; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi). Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
One of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Zambia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Bemba 21%, Tonga 13.6%, Chewa 7.4%, Lozi 5.7%, Nsenga 5.3%, Tumbuka 4.4%, Ngoni 4%, Lala 3.1%, Kaonde 2.9%, Namwanga 2.8%, Lunda (north Western) 2.6%, Mambwe 2.5%, Luvale 2.2%, Lamba 2.1%, Ushi 1.9%, Lenje 1.6%, Bisa 1.6%, Mbunda 1.2%, other 13.8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 2.51% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 29.6 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | N/A |
| Total fertility rate | 3.67 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.81 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Zambian | Zambian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 42.1% (male 4,418,980/female 4,337,187) |
| 15-64 years | 55.1% (male 5,726,265/female 5,736,732) |
| 65 years and over | 2.8% (2024 est.) (male 262,008/female 317,944) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 75.8 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 71.3 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 4.5 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 22.3 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 19 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 18.2 years |
| Female | 18.6 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 46.3% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.181 million LUSAKA (capital), 763,000 Kitwe (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.82 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 30.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 38.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 32.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 66.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 65.2 years |
| Female | 68.7 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 88.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 51.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 68.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 11.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 48.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 31.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 78.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 40.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 57.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 21.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 59.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 42.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 3.82 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 2.16 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 11.7% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 21.4% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 2.4% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 5.2% (2018) |
| Women married by age 18 | 29% (2018) |
| Men married by age 18 | 2.8% (2018) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Zambia
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