Zambia Demographics

Zambia's population comprises more than 70 Bantu-speaking ethnic groups. Some of these groups are small, and only 2 of them are made up of enough people to make up at least 10% of the population. Most inhabitants practice a subsistence economy, growing their own food. However, the country is quite urbanized, since 42% of the population resides in cities. The predominant religion is a mixture of traditional beliefs and Christianity

Most British and South Africans live in Lusaka and the Copperbelt province of northern Zambia, where they are employed in mines or work in related activities. Zambia also has a small but influential Asian minority brought from India concentrated in the capital that has been reduced in 2019 to 12,300 members due to emigration.

inhabitants:

17 351 822 (cense 2020)

11.261.795 (July 2005 est.)

10.307.333 (July 2003 est.)

9.582.418 (July 2000 est.)

Note: The estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of HIV/AIDS mortality. This may result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and mortality rates, lower population and lower population growth rates, and changes in population distribution by age and sex other than expected.

Historical evolution: (these figures are estimates).

• 1911(cense): 0.8 million.
• 1921(cense): 1 million.
• 1931(cense): 1.4 million.
• 1941(cense): 1.4 million.
• 1969(cense): 4.1 million.
• 1974(cense): 4.7 million.
• 1980(cense): 5.7 million.
• 1995: 9.1 million.

Possible future evolution:

• 2025: 21387000
• 2040: 33551000
• 2055: 50269000
• 2070: 71389000
• 2090: 105505000
• 2100: 124301000

Age structure:

0-14 years: 46.5 per cent (men 2,626,911/women 2,609,857)

15-64 years: 51.1 per cent (men 2,848,402/women 2.90,376)

65 years and more: 2.4% (men 118.043/women 154.206) (2005 est.)

0-14 years: 46.3 per cent (men 2,396,313; women 2,378,567)

15-64 years: 50.9% (men 2,626,961; women 2,621,818)

65 years and more: 2.8% (men 131.196; women 152.478) (2003 est.)

0-14 years:48% (men 2.290.559; women 2.270.945)

15-64 years:50% (men 2,369,317; women 2,413,070)

65 years and more:2% (men 105.443; women 133.084) (2000 est.)

Average age:

total: 16,46 years

men: 16,26 years

women: 16.67 years (2005 est.)

total: 16.5 years

men: 16.4 years

women: 16.6 years (2002)

Population growth rate:

2.12% (2005 est.)

1.52% (2003 est.)

1.95 per cent (2000 est.)

Birth rate:

41,38 births/1,000 inhabitants (2005 est.)

39,53 births/1,000 inhabitants (2003 est.)

41.9 births/1,000 inhabitants (2000 est.)

Mortality rate:

20.23 deaths/1,000 inhabitants (2005 est.)

24.30 deaths/1,000 inhabitants (2003 est.)

22.08 deaths/1,000 inhabitants (2000 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrants/1,000 inhabitants (2005 est.)

-0.33 migrants/1,000 inhabitants (2000 est.)

Distribution by sex:

at birth: 1,03 men/women

less than 15 years: 1,01 men/women

15-64 years: 0.98 men/women

65 years and more: 0.76 men/women

total population: 0.99 men/women (2005 est.)

at birth: 1,03 men/women

less than 15 years: 1,01 men/women

15-64 years: 1 men/women

65 years and more: 0.86 men/women

total population: 1 men/women (2003 est.)

at birth:1,03 men/women

less than 15 years:1.01 men/women

15-64 years:0.98 men/women

65 years and more:0.79 men/women

total inhabitants:0.99 men/women (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 88.29 deaths/1,000 live births

men: 95.63 deaths/1,000 live births

women: 80.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

total: 99.29 deaths/1,000 live births

women: 91.77 deaths/1,000 live births

men: 106.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

total 92.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total: 39.7 years

men: 39.43 years

women: 39.98 years (2005 est.)

total: 35,25 years

men: 35,25 years

women: 35,25 years (2003 est.)

total:37.24 years

men:37.08 years

women:37.41 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5,47 children born/woman (2005 est.)

5,25 children born/woman (2003 est.)

5,62 children born/woman (2000 est.)

HIV/AIDS - Adult prevalence rate:

16.5% (2003 est.)

21.5% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

920.000 (2003 est.)

1.2 million (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

89,000 (2003 est.)

120.000 (2001 est.)

Ethnic groups:

Africans 98.6%, Europeans 1.1%, others 0.3%

Religions:

75%, traditional beliefs 23%, small Hindu and Muslim groups

Languages:

English (official), most important vernacular languages: Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and around 70 other Aboriginal languages.

'Literacy: definition: people 15 years of age or older who can read and write in English.

'total inhabitants: 80.6%

men: 86.8%

women: 74.8% (2003 est.)

total population: 78.2%

men: 85.6%

women: 71.3% (1995 est.)

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