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Zambia

Last update: 2026-04-03

Zambia Geographical location

Zambia 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)

Zambia 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

Zambia 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)

Zambia Credit ratings

Fitch
RD
Moody's
Ca
Standard & Poor's
SD
Current as of
2020

Zambia Age-sex pyramid

Zambia Phone operating systems

Android
89.85%
iOS
8.24%
Current as of
2025

Zambia 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)

Zambia General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
ZM
Capital
Lusaka
Official language
English

Zambia Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
14.4%
Smoking men
25.1%
Smoking women
3.7%
Current as of
2020

Zambia Area (sq. km)

Total area
752618
Land area
743398
Water area
9220

Zambia Popular payment systems

Zambia Popular social networks and messengers

Zambia Age structure

0-14 years
42.1%
15-64 years
55.1%
65+ years
2.8%
Current as of
2024

Zambia Religion

Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
1.8%
Current as of
2010

Last update: 2026-04-03