Key demographics
- Population
- 20.2M
- Density
- 26.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.595 (Medium)
- Gini index (2015)
- 57.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.04
- Urban population (2025)
- 45.9%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 71.8%
- Labor force (2025)
- 62.3%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- -1.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 75.3%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 45.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 32.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 34.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.04
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 34.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 48.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 502.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 95.5% |
| Islam | 2.7% |
| Other | 1.8% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bemba | 19.0% |
| Tonga | 13.6% |
| Tumbuka | 7.5% |
| Chewa | 6.0% |
| Lozi | 5.7% |
| Nsenga | 5.3% |
| Ngoni | 3.0% |
| Lala | 3.1% |
| Kaonde | 3.9% |
| Namwanga | 2.8% |
| Lunda (northern) | 2.6% |
| Mambwe | 2.5% |
| Luvale | 2.2% |
| Lamba | 2.4% |
| Ushi | 1.9% |
| Bisa | 1.6% |
| Lenje | 1.6% |
| Mbunda | 1.2% |
| Lunda (luapula) | 0.9% |
| Senga | 0.9% |
| Ila | 0.8% |
| Lungu | 0.8% |
| Tabwa | 0.7% |
| Soli | 0.7% |
| Kunda | 0.7% |
| Ngumbo | 0.6% |
| Chishinga | 0.5% |
| Chokwe | 0.5% |
| Nkoya | 0.5% |
| Other ethnics | 5.4% |
| Major racial | 0.8% |
| Unclassified | 0.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Zambian
- Demonym (female)
- Zambian
- National anthem
- Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 53.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 34.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 62/100
- Hospital beds (2010)
- 2.0/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.32/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.94/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $80
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 10.3%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 71.8%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 358
- Internet users (2024)
- 17.1%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 108.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 81/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 752,612 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +260
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .zm
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Zambia has a green field, on the fly side of which is a soaring orange African fish eagle above a rectangular area divided into three equal vertical bands of red, black and orange.
- National anthem
- Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free