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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$380
Inflation rate
10.88% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.91% (2023)
Below the poverty line
60% (2022)
Gini coefficient
51.5 (2022)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.82
Beer
1.26
Wine
0.04
Spirits
0.36
Other alcohol
2.16
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
20799116
Male population
10407253
Female population
10391863
Population growth rate
2.83% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
34.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
2.83% (2024)
Urbanization
46.3% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
RD
Moody's
Ca
Standard & Poors
SD
Current as of
2020
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
89.85%
iOS
8.24%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+260
Internet domain
.zm
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
99 (2022)
Internet user penetration
31% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
1< (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
ZM
Capital
Lusaka
Official language
English
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
14.4%
Smoking men
25.1%
Smoking women
3.7%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
752618
Land area
743398
Water area
9220
Popular payment systems
- Visa
- PayPal
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- Facebook
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
42.1%
15-64 years
55.1%
65+ years
2.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
1.8%
Current as of
2010
Last update: 2025-08-05