Demographics of Zambia

Zambia's population (1961-2008).

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Zambia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others aspects of the population.

Ethnic groups

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 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.

2000 census

African: 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups)
Other: 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans)

(2000 Census)

Population

According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects[1] the total population of Zambia is 16,591,390 in 2016, 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.[2]

Total population (x 1000)[3] Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 2 34044.952.32.7
1955 2 65344.752.72.6
1960 3 04544.952.62.5
1965 3 53745.252.22.6
1970 4 13946.450.92.7
1975 4 90047.050.32.7
1980 5 77547.349.92.8
1985 6 78546.650.62.8
1990 7 86045.851.42.8
1995 8 91945.351.82.9
2000 10 20245.351.82.9
2005 11 46245.951.03.0
2010 13 08946.450.63.1

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Zambia not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [2]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-1955117 00054 00063 00046.821.725.16.75148
1955-1960136 00057 00078 00047.620.127.56.90137
1960-1965160 00062 00098 00048.618.829.87.15127
1965-1970189 00068 000121 00049.317.731.67.40118
1970-1975219 00072 000147 00048.516.032.57.43107
1975-1980254 00079 000174 00047.514.932.67.38100
1980-1985283 00091 000192 00045.114.430.66.9599
1985-1990322 000113 000209 00044.015.428.66.66103
1990-1995365 000151 000214 00043.518.025.56.30107
1995-2000427 000187 000240 00044.619.625.16.20105
2000-2005480 000212 000269 00044.419.624.86.10103
2005-2010547 000204 000342 00044.516.727.96.2095
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Births and deaths [4]

Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
2010 13 092 666 442 998 164 385 278 613 35,4 13,1 22,2

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR) :[5] [6]

Year CBR Total TFR (Wanted TFR) Total CBR Urban TFR (Wanted TFR) Urban CBR Rural TFR (Wanted TFR) Rural
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)

Fertility data as of 2013-2014 (DHS Program):[7]

Province Total fertility rate Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49
Central5.98.16.8
Copperbelt4.07.65.5
Eastern5.88.76.9
Luapula6.411.46.6
Lusaka3.77.75.1
Muchinga6.310.37.2
Northern6.610.47.6
North Western6.29.26.7
Southern6.29.26.9
Western5.68.16.0

Life expectancy

Period Life expectancy in
Years[8]
1950–1955 42.07
1955–1960 Increase 44.13
1960–1965 Increase 46.08
1965–1970 Increase 47.83
1970–1975 Increase 50.16
1975–1980 Increase 51.47
1980–1985 Decrease 50.31
1985–1990 Decrease 46.74
1990–1995 Decrease 43.79
1995–2000 Decrease 43.53
2000–2005 Increase 46.86
2005–2010 Increase 52.93
2010–2015 Increase 59.73

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Median age

total: 17.2 years
male: 17.1 years
female: 17.3 years (2010 est.)
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)

Sex ratio

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

total population: 52.7 years
male: 51.1 years
female: 54.4 years (2017 est.)
total population: 39.7 years
male: 39.43 years
female: 39.98 years (2005 est.)
total population:37.24 years
male:37.08 years
female:37.41 years (2000 est.)

HIV/AIDS

adult prevalence rate

11.5% (2017 est.)
16.5% (2003 est.)
21.5% (2001 est.)

people living with HIV/AIDS

1.1 million (2017 est.)
920,000 (2003 est.)
1.2 million (2001 est.)

deaths

16,000 (2017 est.)
89,000 (2003 est.)
120,000 (2001 est.)

Nationality

noun:Zambian(s)
adjective:Zambian

Religions[9]

Languages[9]

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

total population: 63.4%
male: 70.9%
female: 56% (2015 est.)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2015 Revision of World Population Prospects". Esa.un.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  3. ↑ De Wulf, Martin. "Zambia 2015". Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100.
  4. ↑ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Cambodia - Demographic and Health Survey 2010". Microdata.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  6. ↑ "National Health Survey 1998" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  9. 1 2 "Africa :: ZAMBIA". CIA The World Factbook.
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