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Demographic features of the population of Zambia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others aspects of the population.
Demographics of Zambia | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Zambia in 2020 | |
Population | 19,642,123 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 2.9% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 34.86 births/1,000 population |
Death rate | 6.12 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy | 66.26 years |
• male | 64.52 years |
• female | 68.06 years |
Fertility rate | 4.56 children |
Infant mortality rate | 37.11 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Zambian |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Zambia-demography.png/450px-Zambia-demography.png)
Ethnic groups
editZambia is one of the most highly urbanised countries in sub-Saharan Africa with 44% of the population concentrated in a few urban areas along the major transport corridors, while rural areas are sparsely populated. Zambia's population comprises more than 72 Bantu-speaking ethnic groups. Some ethnic groups are small, and only two have enough people to constitute at least 10% of the population. The majority of Zambians are subsistence farmers, but the country is also fairly urbanised, with 42% of the population being city residents. The predominant religion is a blend of traditional beliefs and Christianity.[1]
Immigrants, mostly British or South African, as well as some white Zambian citizens (about 40,000), live mainly in Lusaka and in the Copperbelt in northern Zambia, where they are either employed in mines, financial and related activities or retired. Zambia also has a small but economically important Asian population, most of whom are Indians or Chinese.[2][citation needed]
2010 census
editGroups | Percentage |
---|---|
African | 99.2% |
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% |
Source:[3]
Population
editAccording to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[4][5] the total population of Zambia is 19,473,125 in 2021, compared to only 2,340,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 46.4%, 50.6% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.1% was 65 years or older.[6]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1969 | 4,056,955 | — |
1980 | 5,661,801 | +39.6% |
1990 | 7,383,097 | +30.4% |
2000 | 9,855,591 | +33.5% |
2010 | 13,092,666 | +32.8% |
2022 | 19,693,423 | +50.4% |
Source:[7] |
Total population[8] | Population aged 0–14 (%) | Population aged 15–64 (%) | Population aged 65+ (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 2 340 000 | 44.9 | 52.3 | 2.7 |
1955 | 2 653 000 | 44.7 | 52.7 | 2.6 |
1960 | 3 045 000 | 44.9 | 52.6 | 2.5 |
1965 | 3 537 000 | 45.2 | 52.2 | 2.6 |
1970 | 4 139 000 | 46.4 | 50.9 | 2.7 |
1975 | 4 900 000 | 47.0 | 50.3 | 2.7 |
1980 | 5 775 000 | 47.3 | 49.9 | 2.8 |
1985 | 6 785 000 | 46.6 | 50.6 | 2.8 |
1990 | 7 860 000 | 45.8 | 51.4 | 2.8 |
1995 | 8 919 000 | 45.3 | 51.8 | 2.9 |
2000 | 10 202 000 | 45.3 | 51.8 | 2.9 |
2005 | 11 462 000 | 45.9 | 51.0 | 3.0 |
2010 | 13 089 000 | 46.4 | 50.6 | 3.1 |
2018 | 17,351,708 |
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Data based on the 2010 Population Census.):[9]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 8 852 174 | 9 033 248 | 17 885 422 | 100 |
0–4 | 1 579 231 | 1 554 009 | 3 133 240 | 17.52 |
5–9 | 1 357 442 | 1 343 776 | 2 701 218 | 15.10 |
10–14 | 1 160 256 | 1 154 409 | 2 314 665 | 12.94 |
15–19 | 958 687 | 954 923 | 1 913 610 | 10.70 |
20–24 | 833 604 | 851 421 | 1 685 025 | 9.42 |
25–29 | 693 050 | 727 248 | 1 420 298 | 7.94 |
30–34 | 496 336 | 579 946 | 1 076 282 | 6.02 |
35–39 | 433 030 | 493 825 | 926 855 | 5.18 |
40–44 | 361 566 | 362 160 | 723 726 | 4.05 |
45–49 | 298 359 | 283 452 | 581 811 | 3.25 |
50–54 | 205 799 | 193 301 | 399 100 | 2.23 |
55–59 | 153 109 | 160 905 | 314 014 | 1.76 |
60–64 | 109 330 | 123 190 | 232 520 | 1.30 |
65-69 | 72 624 | 79 062 | 151 686 | 0.85 |
70-74 | 54 288 | 68 013 | 122 301 | 0.68 |
75-79 | 35 056 | 44 637 | 79 693 | 0.45 |
80+ | 50 407 | 58 971 | 109 378 | 0.61 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 4 096 929 | 4 052 194 | 8 149 123 | 45.56 |
15–64 | 4 542 870 | 4 730 371 | 9 273 241 | 51.85 |
65+ | 212 375 | 250 683 | 463 058 | 2.59 |
Vital statistics
editRegistration of vital events is in Zambia not complete. The website Our World in Data prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the United Nations.[10]
Mid-year population (thousands) | Live births (thousands) | Deaths (thousands) | Natural change (thousands) | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate (TFR) | Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) | Life expectancy (in years) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 2 318 | 113 | 46 | 67 | 48.6 | 19.7 | 28.8 | 6.62 | 135.9 | 45.12 |
1951 | 2 385 | 116 | 47 | 69 | 48.6 | 19.7 | 28.9 | 6.64 | 134.9 | 45.28 |
1952 | 2 454 | 119 | 48 | 72 | 48.7 | 19.4 | 29.2 | 6.68 | 132.9 | 45.68 |
1953 | 2 525 | 123 | 48 | 75 | 48.8 | 19.1 | 29.7 | 6.72 | 130.8 | 46.14 |
1954 | 2 600 | 127 | 49 | 78 | 48.9 | 18.9 | 30.1 | 6.76 | 128.9 | 46.53 |
1955 | 2 677 | 132 | 50 | 82 | 49.1 | 18.6 | 30.5 | 6.82 | 126.9 | 46.95 |
1956 | 2 758 | 136 | 51 | 85 | 49.3 | 18.4 | 30.9 | 6.87 | 124.8 | 47.37 |
1957 | 2 843 | 141 | 52 | 89 | 49.4 | 18.1 | 31.3 | 6.93 | 122.8 | 47.75 |
1958 | 2 931 | 146 | 52 | 93 | 49.6 | 17.8 | 31.8 | 6.99 | 120.8 | 48.23 |
1959 | 3 023 | 151 | 53 | 98 | 49.8 | 17.5 | 32.3 | 7.06 | 118.8 | 48.65 |
1960 | 3 119 | 156 | 54 | 102 | 49.9 | 17.3 | 32.6 | 7.12 | 116.9 | 49.04 |
1961 | 3 219 | 161 | 55 | 106 | 50.0 | 17.0 | 33.0 | 7.17 | 115.1 | 49.45 |
1962 | 3 323 | 167 | 56 | 111 | 50.1 | 16.8 | 33.3 | 7.21 | 113.6 | 49.79 |
1963 | 3 431 | 172 | 57 | 115 | 50.0 | 16.6 | 33.5 | 7.25 | 112.1 | 50.13 |
1964 | 3 543 | 177 | 59 | 118 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 7.27 | 111.7 | 49.85 |
1965 | 3 658 | 183 | 59 | 123 | 49.9 | 16.2 | 33.6 | 7.29 | 110.2 | 50.56 |
1966 | 3 778 | 188 | 61 | 127 | 49.7 | 16.1 | 33.6 | 7.30 | 109.7 | 50.68 |
1967 | 3 901 | 194 | 63 | 131 | 49.7 | 16.0 | 33.6 | 7.32 | 109.4 | 50.80 |
1968 | 4 029 | 200 | 64 | 136 | 49.7 | 16.0 | 33.7 | 7.33 | 108.8 | 50.86 |
1969 | 4 159 | 207 | 66 | 141 | 49.7 | 15.8 | 33.9 | 7.35 | 107.7 | 51.15 |
1970 | 4 282 | 214 | 67 | 147 | 49.8 | 15.5 | 34.2 | 7.37 | 106.0 | 51.49 |
1971 | 4 400 | 219 | 67 | 152 | 49.7 | 15.2 | 34.5 | 7.38 | 103.6 | 52.02 |
1972 | 4 524 | 225 | 67 | 158 | 49.6 | 14.8 | 34.9 | 7.39 | 100.8 | 52.63 |
1973 | 4 653 | 231 | 67 | 164 | 49.5 | 14.3 | 35.2 | 7.39 | 97.9 | 53.30 |
1974 | 4 789 | 237 | 67 | 170 | 49.3 | 13.9 | 35.3 | 7.38 | 95.5 | 53.87 |
1975 | 4 931 | 244 | 68 | 177 | 49.3 | 13.7 | 35.7 | 7.39 | 93.7 | 54.24 |
1976 | 5 080 | 250 | 69 | 182 | 49.1 | 13.4 | 35.7 | 7.37 | 92.8 | 54.60 |
1977 | 5 233 | 257 | 70 | 187 | 48.9 | 13.4 | 35.5 | 7.33 | 92.7 | 54.71 |
1978 | 5 391 | 263 | 72 | 190 | 48.6 | 13.4 | 35.2 | 7.29 | 93.0 | 54.61 |
1979 | 5 553 | 269 | 75 | 194 | 48.2 | 13.4 | 34.8 | 7.23 | 93.3 | 54.44 |
1980 | 5 720 | 273 | 78 | 196 | 47.6 | 13.5 | 34.1 | 7.15 | 93.8 | 54.14 |
1981 | 5 897 | 282 | 80 | 202 | 47.7 | 13.5 | 34.1 | 7.10 | 94.1 | 54.05 |
1982 | 6 091 | 291 | 83 | 208 | 47.8 | 13.6 | 34.2 | 7.06 | 94.6 | 53.86 |
1983 | 6 291 | 301 | 87 | 214 | 47.8 | 13.8 | 33.9 | 7.02 | 95.5 | 53.39 |
1984 | 6 488 | 310 | 92 | 218 | 47.7 | 14.2 | 33.6 | 6.98 | 97.0 | 52.76 |
1985 | 6 686 | 321 | 98 | 223 | 47.8 | 14.6 | 33.2 | 6.92 | 99.0 | 51.90 |
1986 | 6 891 | 330 | 104 | 226 | 47.8 | 15.1 | 32.8 | 6.85 | 101.0 | 51.06 |
1987 | 7 095 | 338 | 110 | 229 | 47.6 | 15.4 | 32.2 | 6.77 | 102.9 | 50.33 |
1988 | 7 294 | 347 | 116 | 231 | 47.4 | 15.8 | 31.6 | 6.68 | 104.4 | 49.53 |
1989 | 7 491 | 356 | 122 | 234 | 47.4 | 16.2 | 31.2 | 6.61 | 105.4 | 48.70 |
1990 | 7 686 | 363 | 128 | 235 | 47.1 | 16.6 | 30.5 | 6.53 | 106.1 | 47.93 |
1991 | 7 880 | 372 | 134 | 238 | 47.1 | 17.0 | 30.1 | 6.45 | 106.6 | 47.10 |
1992 | 8 074 | 381 | 140 | 241 | 47.0 | 17.2 | 29.8 | 6.36 | 106.4 | 46.51 |
1993 | 8 271 | 391 | 144 | 247 | 47.1 | 17.3 | 29.8 | 6.32 | 105.5 | 46.21 |
1994 | 8 474 | 401 | 148 | 253 | 47.1 | 17.4 | 29.8 | 6.27 | 104.0 | 45.85 |
1995 | 8 684 | 410 | 152 | 258 | 47.0 | 17.4 | 29.6 | 6.24 | 102.4 | 45.55 |
1996 | 8 902 | 418 | 156 | 262 | 46.8 | 17.5 | 29.3 | 6.18 | 100.9 | 45.23 |
1997 | 9 133 | 425 | 160 | 265 | 46.5 | 17.5 | 29.0 | 6.12 | 99.5 | 44.95 |
1998 | 9 372 | 435 | 164 | 271 | 46.3 | 17.5 | 28.8 | 6.05 | 98.1 | 44.70 |
1999 | 9 621 | 445 | 168 | 277 | 46.2 | 17.4 | 28.8 | 5.99 | 96.4 | 44.66 |
2000 | 9 891 | 454 | 167 | 287 | 45.9 | 16.9 | 29.0 | 5.93 | 93.5 | 45.23 |
2001 | 10 192 | 460 | 164 | 296 | 45.2 | 16.1 | 29.1 | 5.86 | 89.0 | 46.02 |
2002 | 10 508 | 470 | 161 | 310 | 44.7 | 15.3 | 29.5 | 5.79 | 83.5 | 46.98 |
2003 | 10 838 | 481 | 155 | 326 | 44.4 | 14.3 | 30.1 | 5.73 | 78.1 | 48.28 |
2004 | 11 188 | 496 | 150 | 346 | 44.3 | 13.5 | 30.9 | 5.72 | 72.7 | 49.49 |
2005 | 11 565 | 511 | 146 | 365 | 44.2 | 12.7 | 31.6 | 5.71 | 67.8 | 50.66 |
2006 | 11 972 | 526 | 143 | 384 | 44.0 | 11.9 | 32.1 | 5.69 | 63.7 | 51.80 |
2007 | 12 402 | 538 | 141 | 398 | 43.5 | 11.4 | 32.1 | 5.61 | 60.8 | 52.74 |
2008 | 12 853 | 552 | 137 | 415 | 43.0 | 10.7 | 32.3 | 5.54 | 58.3 | 53.95 |
2009 | 13 318 | 564 | 132 | 431 | 42.4 | 10.0 | 32.4 | 5.45 | 55.5 | 55.30 |
2010 | 13 792 | 576 | 127 | 449 | 41.8 | 9.2 | 32.6 | 5.36 | 52.9 | 56.80 |
2011 | 14 266 | 587 | 125 | 462 | 41.2 | 8.8 | 32.4 | 5.27 | 51.6 | 57.77 |
2012 | 14 745 | 595 | 122 | 473 | 40.4 | 8.3 | 32.1 | 5.15 | 50.4 | 58.87 |
2013 | 15 235 | 602 | 119 | 483 | 39.5 | 7.8 | 31.7 | 5.03 | 48.3 | 59.88 |
2014 | 15 738 | 607 | 117 | 490 | 38.6 | 7.4 | 31.2 | 4.90 | 46.7 | 60.70 |
2015 | 16 248 | 614 | 117 | 498 | 37.8 | 7.2 | 30.6 | 4.79 | 46.3 | 61.21 |
2016 | 16 768 | 624 | 116 | 508 | 37.2 | 6.9 | 30.3 | 4.71 | 44.9 | 61.79 |
2017 | 17 298 | 633 | 118 | 515 | 36.6 | 6.8 | 29.8 | 4.61 | 44.5 | 62.12 |
2018 | 17 836 | 643 | 120 | 522 | 36.0 | 6.7 | 29.3 | 4.54 | 45.0 | 62.34 |
2019 | 18 380 | 652 | 121 | 531 | 35.5 | 6.6 | 28.9 | 4.45 | 44.2 | 62.79 |
2020 | 18 928 | 662 | 125 | 537 | 35.0 | 6.6 | 28.4 | 4.38 | 42.6 | 62.38 |
2021 | 19 473 | 672 | 136 | 536 | 34.5 | 7.0 | 27.5 | 4.31 | 40.5 | 61.22 |
Fertility and births
editTotal Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR) :[11] [12]
Year | Total | Urban | Rural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CBR | TFR | WFR | CBR | TFR | WFR | CBR | TFR | WFR | |
1992 | 45 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 44 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 46 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
1996 | 45.2 | 6.08 | 5.2 | 43.7 | 5.08 | 4.1 | 46.1 | 6.86 | 6.1 |
2001–2002 | 43.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 36.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 47.0 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
2007 | 43.6 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 36.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 47.5 | 7.5 | 6.3 |
2013–2014 | 37.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 32.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 40.3 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
2018 | 35.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 30.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 38.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 |
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Fertility data as of 2013–2014 (DHS Program):[13]
Province | Total fertility rate | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 |
---|---|---|---|
Central | 5.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
Copperbelt | 4.0 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
Eastern | 5.8 | 8.7 | 6.9 |
Luapula | 6.4 | 11.4 | 6.6 |
Lusaka | 3.7 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
Muchinga | 6.3 | 10.3 | 7.2 |
Northern | 6.6 | 10.4 | 7.6 |
North Western | 6.2 | 9.2 | 6.7 |
Southern | 6.2 | 9.2 | 6.9 |
Western | 5.6 | 8.1 | 6.0 |
Fertility rate by religion
editAt national level, the TFR was highest among women with no religious affiliation at 6.5. Among the women with religious affiliation Protestants had the highest TFR of 6.0, followed by Muslims with 5.9 and Catholics with 5.7.[14][15][citation needed]
Religious Affiliation [16] | Total fertility rate |
---|---|
Protestantism | 6.0 |
Catholicism | 5.7 |
Islam | 3.2 |
Hinduism | 2.0 |
Other religions | 5.8 |
Not religious | 6.5 |
Zambia (total) | 5.9 |
Life expectancy
editPeriod | Life expectancy in Years[17] |
---|---|
1950–1955 | 42.07 |
1955–1960 | 44.13 |
1960–1965 | 46.08 |
1965–1970 | 47.83 |
1970–1975 | 50.16 |
1975–1980 | 51.47 |
1980–1985 | 50.31 |
1985–1990 | 46.74 |
1990–1995 | 43.79 |
1995–2000 | 43.53 |
2000–2005 | 46.86 |
2005–2010 | 52.93 |
2010–2015 | 59.73 |
Other demographic statistics
editThe following demographic statistics of Zambia in 2022 are from the World Population Review.[18]
- One birth every 47 seconds
- One death every 4 minutes
- One net migrant every 65 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 57 seconds
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[19]
Population
edit- 19,642,123 (2022 est.)
- 16,445,079 (July 2018 est.)
Age structure
edit- 0-14 years: 45.74% (male 4,005,134/female 3,964,969)
- 15-24 years: 20.03% (male 1,744,843/female 1,746,561)
- 25-54 years: 28.96% (male 2,539,697/female 2,506,724)
- 55-64 years: 3.01% (male 242,993/female 280,804)
- 65 years and over: 2.27% (male 173,582/female 221,316) (2020 est.)
- 0-14 years: 45.95% (male 3,796,548 /female 3,759,624)
- 15-24 years: 20% (male 1,643,364 /female 1,645,713)
- 25-54 years: 28.79% (male 2,384,765 /female 2,349,877)
- 55-64 years: 2.95% (male 225,586 /female 260,252)
- 65 years and over: 2.31% (male 166,224 /female 213,126) (2018 est.)
Religions
edit- Protestant 75.3%
- Roman Catholic 20.2%
- other 2.7% (includes Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i)
- none 1.8%
(2010 est.)
Birth rate
edit- 34.86 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 17th
- 41.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 6th
Death rate
edit- 6.12 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 152nd
- 12 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
year | children born/woman | country comparison to the world |
---|---|---|
2018 est. | 5.58 children | 8th |
2022 est. | 4.56 children | 18th |
2023 est. | 4.49 children | 18th |
Population growth rate
edit- 2.9% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 12th
- 2.91% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 10th
Median age
edityear | total | male | female |
---|---|---|---|
2002 est. | 16.5 years | 16.4 years | 16.6 years |
2010 est. | 17.2 years | 17.1 years | 17.3 years |
2018 est. | 16.8 years | 16.7 years | 16.9 years |
2020 est. | 16.9 years | 16.7 years | 17 years |
Mother's mean age at first birth
edit- 19.2 years (2018 est.)
- note: median age at first birth among women 20-49
Net migration rate
edit- 0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 77th
Contraceptive prevalence rate
edit- 49.6% (2018)
- 49% (2013/14)
- total dependency ratio: 91.9 (2015 est.)
- youth dependency ratio: 87.1 (2015 est.)
- elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 (2015 est.)
- potential support ratio: 20.8 (2015 est.)
Population distribution
edit- 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
Urbanization
edit- urban population: 45.8% of total population (2022)
- rate of urbanization: 4.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
- urban population: 43.5% of total population (2018)
- rate of urbanization: 4.23% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major infectious diseases
edit- degree of risk: very high (2020)
- food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever
- water contact diseases: schistosomiasis
- animal contact diseases: rabies
Sex ratio
edit- at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
- total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
edityear | total population | male | year |
---|---|---|---|
2000 est. | 37.24 years | 37.08 years | 37.41 years |
2017 est. | 52.7 years | 51.1 years | 54.4 years |
2018 est. | 53 years | 51.4 years | 54.7 years |
2022 est. | 66.26 years | 64.52 years | 68.06 years |
Education expenditures
edit- 4.5% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 85th
Nationality
edit- noun:Zambian(s)
- adjective:Zambian
Demographic profile
editZambia's youthful population consists primarily of Bantu-speaking people representing nearly 70 different ethnicities. Zambia's high fertility rate continues to drive rapid population growth, averaging almost 3 percent annually between 2000 and 2010. The country's total fertility rate has fallen by less than 1.5 children per woman during the last 30 years and still averages among the world's highest, almost 6 children per woman, largely because of the country's lack of access to family planning services, education for girls, and employment for women. Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood.[19]
Languages
edit- Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)
- note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family[20]
Literacy
editdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
year | total population | male | female |
---|---|---|---|
2015 est. | |||
2018 |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
edityear | total | male | female |
---|---|---|---|
2012 est. | |||
2019 est. |
See also
editReferences
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