Demographics of Zambia
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Zambia's population comprises more than 70 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.
Expatriates, mostly British or South African, as well as some white Zambian citizens (about 120,000), 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 Indian Muslims.
Population:
- 11,261,795 (July 2005 est.)
- 10,307,333 (July 2003 est.)
- 9,582,418 (July 2000 est.)
- note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 46.5% (male 2,626,911/female 2,609,857)
- 15-64 years: 51.1% (male 2,848,402/female 2,904,376)
- 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 118,043/female 154,206) (2005 est.)
- 0-14 years: 46.3% (male 2,396,313; female 2,378,567)
- 15-64 years: 50.9% (male 2,626,961; female 2,621,818)
- 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 131,196; female 152,478) (2003 est.)
- 0-14 years:48% (male 2,290,559; female 2,270,945)
- 15-64 years:50% (male 2,369,317; female 2,413,070)
- 65 years and over:2% (male 105,443; female 133,084) (2000 est.)
Median age:
- total: 16.46 years
- male: 16.26 years
- female: 16.67 years (2005 est.)
- total: 16.5 years
- male: 16.4 years
- female: 16.6 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
- 2.11% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
- 41.38 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
- 39.53 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- 41.9 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
- 20.23 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
- 24.3 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- 22.08 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
- 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
- -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
- at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
- total population: 1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
- at birth:1.03 male(s)/female
- under 15 years:1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years:0.98 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over:0.79 male(s)/female
- total population:0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
- total: 88.29 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 95.63 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 80.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
- total: 99.29 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 91.77 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 106.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
- total 92.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 39.7 years
- male: 39.43 years
- female: 39.98 years (2005 est.)
- total population: 35.25 years
- male: 35.25 years
- female: 35.25 years (2003 est.)
- total population:37.24 years
- male:37.08 years
- female: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.)
Nationality:
- noun:Zambian(s)
- adjective:Zambian
Ethnic groups:
- African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
Religions:
- Christian 75%, traditional beliefs 23%, small Muslim and Hindu groups
Languages:
- English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages (Ambo - Aushi - Bisa - Chikunda - Cishinga - Chokwe - Gova - Ila - Inamwanga - Iwa - Kabende - Kosa - Kunda - Kwandi - Kwandu - Kwangwa - Lala - Lamba - Lenje - Leya - Lima - Liyuwa - Luano - Lucazi - Lumbu - Lundwe - Lungu - Lunda - Makoma - Mambwe - Mashasha - Mashi - Mbowe - Mbukushu - Mbumi - Mbunda - Mbwela - Mukulu - Mulonga - Ndembu - Ng'umbo - Nkoya - Nsenga - Nyengo - Nyiha - Sala - Seba - Senga - Shanjo - Shila - Simaa - Soli - Subiya - Swaka - Tabwa - Tambo - Toka - Totela - Tumbuka - Twa - Unga - Wandya - Yombe)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
- total population: 80.6%
- male: 86.8%
- female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
- total population: 78.2%
- male: 85.6%
- female: 71.3% (1995 est.)
[edit] See also
- Languages of Zambia
- Cultures of Zambia
- History of Church activities in Zambia
