🇿🇲 Zambia
ZM / ZMB #38
Nomad Score
48.0
Cities
10
Region
African Union,
Africa,
Africa,
Eastern Africa
Currency
ZMW
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
20.2M
Density
26.1/km²
HDI
0.595
(Medium)
Gini Index (2015)
57.1
Life Expectancy (2023)
66.4 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.10
Urban Population (2024)
45.5%
Literacy Rate (2023)
82.0%
Labor Force (2025)
62.3%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
-1.6%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 95.5% |
| Islam | 2.7% |
| Other | 1.8% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 41.5% | |
| 15-64 Working | 56.6% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 2.0% |
Dependency Ratio
76.7%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
45.5%
Birth Rate (2023)
33.1 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
5.2 /1000
Largest City (2025)
34.5%
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.10
Infant Mortality (2023)
30.9 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
48.3%
Tourism (2020)
502.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
66.4 yrs
HALE (2021)
53.0 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
6.0% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
30.9/1000
UHC Index (2021)
56/100
Hospital Beds (2010)
2.0/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.32/1000
Nurses (2022)
2.94/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$80
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
10.3%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2023)
82.0%
Education Spending (2023)
4.1% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
358
Internet Users (2023)
33.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
102.1/100
Broadband (2023)
0.7/100
Secure Servers (2024)
81/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.7
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
752,612 km²
Capital
Lusaka
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Landlocked
Yes
Driving Side
Left
🏅 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
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