Population
20.2M
Unitary Presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,833
in 2031
Passport power
#135
38 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Lusaka
of 10 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Zambia
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Continent
- Africa / Eastern Africa
- Area
- 752,612 km²
- Population
- 20.2M
- Density
- 26.1/km²
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .zm
- Calling code
- +260
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
Regions
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #135 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 38
- Total accessible
- 62
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 95.5%, Islam 2.7%, Other 1.8%
- Currencies
- ZK ZMW — Zambian kwacha
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.595
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $7,833
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.5 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 17.1%
- Gini index (2015)
- 57.1
- Inflation (2031)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 5.9%
- Urban population (2025)
- 45.9%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.1/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 25.4 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 52th pct
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 5.2/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.40